Description

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ST 86 NE
1/185

MELKSHAM WITHOUT
FIRST LANE,WHITLEY (south side)
Whitley Farmhouse

GV
II

Farmhouse. Late C17. Rubblestone, stone slate roof with saddleback coped verges, kneelers and finials. Ashlar stacks. L-plan with cross-passage. Two storeys, three windows. Central seven-plank door has moulded architrave and drip mould continuous with windows to left. Windows are three and two-light ovolo moulded mullions to left and to right is paired eight-pane sash in moulded architrave. Above are three Cotswold-type gables each with one three-light ovolo mullioned window with drip mould. Projecting wing to right is two-storey with two windows; three-light ovolo mullioned window with drip mould and one cross window to ground, above is jettied first floor landing with one casement, supported on timber posts and a stone column with Ionic capital. Three-light ovolo mullioned window to right. Windows to wing and rear of main house are similar; same Cotswold-type gables to rear and parlour window is four-light ovolo mullioned with king mullion.

Interior: parlour to right of front door has large stone four-centred arched fireplace and chamfered ceiling beams with plain stops. Stairs in main house and wing. Wing formerly used as services containing bakehouse, apple room and large cellar (now blocked). K Datestone in central gable, of 1696 below initials T M is from the dovecote demolished in 1960's. This is a good example of a large C17 stone farmhouse.

Listing NGR: ST8834166180

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26272618

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Recommended Books

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy