Description

SJ 46 SW HUNTINGTON C P ALDFORD ROAD
(West Side)

5/51 Eccleston Ferry
Farmhouse.

GV II

Farmhouse: dated 1887 by John Douglas for the 1st Duke of
Westminster. Ruabon red brick with red sandstone dressings and some
timberframing in upper storey. L-shaped plan. 2-storey 4-bay west
front. Stone plinth. Right end bay projects under gable with timber
framed upper storey with round-headed panels and curved bracing.
3-light wooden mullioned and transomed window. Upper-storey on wooden
brackets over canted lower storey with small ogee-headed lights under
a continuous label mould. Central 2 bays have a porch with a
segmental stone doorcase with date and initials on the lintel. To
right and above in gabled dormer are windows of 2 ogee-headed lights.
Left end bay has blue brick diapering and an inserted C20 window.
Interior: original oak turned baluster staircase but remainder
somewhat altered.

In picturesque position, especially from Eccleston side of the river,
and alongside the historic crossing point.

Listing NGR: SJ4161562156

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Eccleston Ferry House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5332284

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)