Description

SO 90 SW BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT BOURNES GREEN

7/16 Avenis Farmhouse

28.6.60

II

Detached farmhouse. Dated BMM/1699. Coursed rubble limestone;
ashlar chimneys; stone slate roof. Two-storey with attic; former
cowshed at north east end. Front: 2 full gables, left with 2 fire
insurance plates and datestone, each with 2-light chamfered
mullioned casement and hoodmould. Six-window fenestration, all 2-
light, 4 to left grouped under combined hoodmould. Central doorway
with chamfered opening and plank door. C20 fenestration to former
cowshed. South west end: former granary loft with stone steps
having projecting nosing to top landing. Projecting anti-rat
course runs around this gable end. Rear: 2 gabled wings each with
gable-mounted chimney having moulded cap, one with restored shaft.
C20 entrance hall addition below right gable. Scattered C20
casement fenestration.
Interior: extensively altered during restoration from ruinous
state. Half of main range has upper floor removed to create
double-height space.

Listing NGR: SO9105104328

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26383604

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)