Description

SD 64 SW BOWLAND-WITH-LEAGRAM

4/60 Loud Mytham Farmhouse
29.12.52
GV II

House, late C17th, altered 1879. Slobbered sandstone rubble with slate
roof. 3-unit plan. 2 storeys with attic. The original entrance was in
the north-west wall, against the fireplace in the middle room. The
chamfered door surround with hood is now blocked. To the left is a 2-
light double-chamfered mullioned window, with a blocked window with hood
to the right. On the 1st floor are 2 windows of 2 lights and one of
4 lights. The south-east wall has a late C19th chamfered door surround
opening into the middle room. All the windows are double chamfered with
mullions and individual hoods. To the left of the door is a 4-light
window, with a 3-light window, formerly larger, to the right, with one
of 2 and one of 3 lights to the right of that. On the 1st floor the
numbers of lights in the windows are as follows: 4, 5, 2, 2, 4. The west
gable has a 3-light window on the ground floor and traces of blocked
windows on the 1st and attic floors. The house is recorded as having
a wide fireplace with extensive arch prior to a rebuilding in 1879, with
a soot chamber above 8 or 9 feet square occupying the entire height of
the roof. Weld, John 'A History of Leagram'. Chetham Society
N.S. 72, 1913, p.94.

Listing NGR: SD6491243107

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440278

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  For the Record
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair