Description

SD 74 NW NEWTON

15/70 Smelthwaites Farmhouse
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- II

House, 1688, altered. Slobbered sandstone rubble with stone slate roof.
2 storeys. The front (south) wall has sashed windows with plain stone
surrounds. Between the 2 chimney stacks there are 3 on the 1st floor and 2
on the ground floor. To the right of the right-hand stack is a window on
each floor. To their left is a door with plain stone surround, with a shaped
lintel 'GC AC 1688' re-set over it. At the far right is a modern garage
entrance. The rear wall, between the 2 chimneys, has 2 one-light chamfered
blocked windows, one at the left and one towards the centre, the latter with
a segmental head. Between them is a tall C18th 3-light window with square
mullions. At the right is a 3-light rebated and chamfered mullioned window.
On the 1st floor are 2 window with plain stone surrounds, the left-hand one
being fixed with glazing bars, the right-hand one sashed. At the far left
the building is wider, with a 6-pane sash with plain reveals on the ground
floor and an outshut further left. Inside there are 2 chamfered ceiling
beams.

Listing NGR: SD7116649458

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26327705

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)