Description

ALVERDISCOTT SS52SW 8/25 Borough Farmhouse II Farmhouse. Late Cl5/early C16; stack and floor in hall inserted in C17; refronted and extended to rear in late Cl9. Colourwashed render over slatestone rubble; late Cl9 slate roof, gabled to right and hipped to left; late C19 brick left end stack; rendered C19 brick right end stack; C17 external lateral stack of rendered stone to rear. 3-unit plan had central hall, with through passage and cross wing to left, extended to L-plan with rear left wing in late C19. One storey and attic; 4-window range. Late C19 gabled porch to right of centre with bargeboards has half-glazed door set in round-arched doorway. One-light casement set in blocked through-passage doorway to left of centre. Late C19 two-light casements with glazing bars. C20 outshut to left; late C19 two-light casements with glazing bars set in gabled half dormers with barge boards. C19 outshut to rear adjoins cross wing which has C19 bay projecting to rear left. Interior: two late Cl5/early C16 chamfered round-arched service doorways to left of blocked through-passage door; one door is partly blocked by C17 winder stairs. Room to centre has C17 open fireplace with flat stone arch and late C12 capital with acanthus-leaf carving supporting end of ceiling beam to one side. Late Cl5/early C16 roof over hall has 3 A-frame trusses each of heavy scantling with butt purlins and ridge purlin set in notched and lapped apex; two trusses to high end (to right) are smoke-blackened; casing at first floor level (against rear wall) indicates that the feet of the principal rafters are curved.

Listing NGR: SS5311124914

External Links

• Wikidata Q26617911

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