Description

SO 86 NW,
4/28

ASTLEY CP,
Bullhill Farmhouse

12.11.51

II

Farmhouse. Early C17. Timber-framed, ground floor partially bricked; painted
brick and lath and plaster infill panels; tiled roofs. Traditional hall and
cross wing type with central hearth and cross passage, chimney backing on
through passage; three-bay upper wing now containing kitchen, two-bay centre range
and one-bay lower wing. North front: two storeys with attic in gables, cellar
under right hand service wing, three gables; projecting cross wing to left and
pair of gables to right, over entrance and to service end. Irregular fenestration,
C20 metal casements, four on first floor, two on ground floor and two small attic windows
retaining leading. Entrance in middle gable, C20 porch, plank door and side light.
Four chimneys: one roughly central to hall-range, one roughly central to right cross-
wing which also has large external stack at gable end, fourth chimney on return
of right wing. Framing: regular square panels, formerly four from sill to eaves,
now mostly from mid-rail to eaves, V-struts in gables, curved to upper cross-
wing; weather planks at sill levels and in part to lintel levels.

Listing NGR: SO8015267829

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26362034

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2