Description

ST 56 NW DUNDRY C.P. CASTLE FARM LANE

1/2 Castle Farmhouse 13.10.52 G.V. II

Farmhouse. Late C16/C17. Rubble, heavy quoins, freestone dressings, double roman tiled roofs. L-plan, extended. North (garden) elevation: main block has 2 storeys, attic and basement in plinth with openings, 1 window on each side of and at right angles to a half-hexagon castellated stair turret, all windows are 1, 2 or 3-light casements with reserved chamfer or ovolo-moulded mullions, those at ground under continuous dripmould, those above under hoodmoulds, at left the coped gabled wing which breaks forward has a large relieving arch above dripmould and a blank attic window, the return has 2-light windows and smaller similar relieving . arch, stair has single lights, right wing has windows as left but with inserted C20 casement under eaves, doorway at right has a moulded frame, tudor arch with shields in spandrels, 5-panel studded door; to right, a further 1 storey and attic, L-plan wing, one window in each section, that adjacent to main block is a very large C20 casement with relieving arch below a small C19 casement, where gabled wing breaks forward are 2 windows as elsewhere, where 2 roofs of main block meet is an enormous square stack with 4 diagonal shafts. East return elevation has 2 storeys, 4 windows, all 2-light casements, edge moulded mullions, continuous drip and relieving arches below, ovolo-moulded mullions and hood moulds above, C20 lean-to porch at left. Rear (to road) has gable at right with 2 weathered and one battered buttresses, main block has 2 storeys, 2 windows, all 2-light edge- moulded casements under hood moulds, a further small gabled wing breaks forward at left with one 2-light window as elsewhere at each level. C20 lean-to extension fills return. Interior not accessible.

Listing NGR: ST5477666738

External Links

• Wikidata Q26606937

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
• 
  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)