Description

WEEK ST MARY
SX
6/77 Steele Farmhouse
and adjoining outbuilding

GV II

Farmhouse and barn. C17 core with C19 additions and C20 alterations.
Whitewashed, rendered cob on slatestone rubble plinth, porch unrendered
slatestone rubble and granite, C19 addition slatestone rubble with brick
dressings. Slate roof, asbestos slates to rear. C17 range has partial rear
outshut under catslide roof. Lower range extended to rear late C19, forming L-
plan. C17 range 2-storey, 3-windows wide with C19 canted 2-tier bay projecting
above eaves line under hipped slate roof; C20 sash windows with glazing bars to
each tier. Late C19 off-centre gabled porch with granite cross above 2-centred
granite arch incorporating granite kneelers, some parts of which may be earlier
reused dressings. Ground floor window left, C20 sash with glazing bars, first
floor window left similar. First floor window above porch, 4-pane opening.
Lower range 2-storey, 2-windows wide has rendered brick chimney to left gable
end and 2-light C20 casements with glazing bars. Ground floor room to left of
porch has C20 granite fireplace; 2 cross beams, one with step stop and axial
ceiling beams. Ground floor room right has partially blocked fireplace but
probably retains earlier lintel and jambs. Barn attached to right gable end has
ridge of the same height, also slated. The rendering is of rougher texture with
only one opening. Barn included for group value.

Listing NGR: SX2437098208

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435227

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  For the Record
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)