Description

BITCHFIELD AND MAIN STREET
SK 92 NE BASSINGTHORPE Bitchfield
(west side)

2/12 Home Farmhouse

G.V. II

Farmhouse. Late C17, altered and extended early C19. Coursed
squared limestone rubble. Ashlar quoins and dressings. Slate
roofs having raised stone coped gables and 3 gable stacks, one
with brick shaft, the other 2 with paired ashlar. shafts and
cornices. 2 storey with attics, 3 bay front having central 6
panelled door with overlight, flanked by single glazing bar
sashes. To first floor are 3 similar windows, between the left
hand pair a fire insurance plaque. All openings with plain
ashlar lintels and keystones. In the roof 2 raking dormers,
glazing bar sashes and leaded cheeks. To left are 3 bays of
service wings, each progressively recessed and reducing in
height. Off-centre planked door has, to right, a 3 light glazing
bar casement and a glazing bar sash. To first floor are a
similar window, 2 light casement and a 2 light sliding sash.
All with plain ashlar lintels. In the rear wall a 2 light window
to the cellar and single blank lights to the upper floors. All
C17 with moulded ashlar surrounds.

Listing NGR: SK9882428670

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26316221

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  For the Record
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)