Description

OVER WHITACRE NUNEATON ROAD
SP29SE (East side)
Monwode Lea
3/145 Monwode Lea Farmhouse
GV II
Farmhouse. Late C18. Red brick, Flemish bond, on squared red sandstone plinth
with splayed upper edge. Stone dressings, now painted, to quoins and front door
and windows. Shallow pitch roof originally of slate, now covered with local
blue/black tiles. Wood coving to eaves. Flush end stacks, with rebuilt upper
courses. L-plan with modern infill in the angle. Cellar, 2 storeys and attic.
Symmetrical 3-bay facade framed by rusticated quoins. Original hung sashes
replaced by early C20 casements in original openings. Flat arches of stone with
raised keyblocks and stone sills to each. Smaller casements to attic storey and
the centre bay. Central doorway in round-headed arch with doorcase of stone
painted white, having a broken pediment on plain pilasters. Six raised and
fielded panelled door and fanlight with radial glazing bars. The rear range has
segmental arches of header brickwork to door and window openings. Interior:
Closed string, closed-well staircase with stick balusters. Two inglenook hearths
and one parlour hearth with c.1840 marble surround with the mantel carried on
console brackets.

Listing NGR: SP2686691484

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26286357

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)