Description

SJ 97 NE RAINOW C.P. SMITHY LANE
(West Side)

3/152 Lowerbrook Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse: early C18 with C20 alterations. Coursed squared buff
sandstone rubble. Partly Kerridge stone-slate, partly Welsh slate
roof, long central ridge chimney. Square in plan. 2½-storey,
symmetrical 3-bay west front. End bays have 3-light C20 wooden
casements on 1st 2 storeys and 3-light chamfered stone mullions in ½
storey, with leaded lights. Semi-circular rubble arched doorcase. To
rear similar mullioned windows in ½ storey and a taller 3 and 4-light
weakly chamfered stone mullions on ground storey.
Interior: Central passage with pair of rooms to either side and
fireplaces in the partition walls. 1st 2 flight of dogleg staircase
have moulded handrail and turned column balusters. Number of
2-panelled doors with raised fields"and wooden handles and latches,
and a 4-board door with iron-strap hinges. Some exposed sawn
chamfered and stopped ceiling beams. Remains of brick oven in one
chimney breast.

An unusual plan for the area, of double-pile type with a central
stack.

Listing NGR: SJ9532176505

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26431903

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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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)