Description

PARISH OF HOLBROOK MOORSIDE LANE
SK 34 NE
1/18 (East Side)
Highfields Farmhouse
and attached out-
buildings

GV II

Farmhouse and attached outbuildings. C17 and early C18 with C19
additions. Coursed squared sandstone with sandstone dressings
and plinth. Graduated slate roofs with stone coped gables,
large central stone ridge stack and stone gable end stack
halfway down the pitch of the roof to C17 range, plus coved
eaves band. Irregular plan which has central two bay C18 house
with C17 gabled crosswing to east and single bay C19 addition
set at an angle to west, attached to which is a long range of
outbuildings. Farmhouse has two storeys, plus attics. South
elevation has off-centre flush quoined doorcase below bracketed
open pediment with plank door, flanked by C18 2-light flush
mullion windows with dripmoulds. Similar window to east under
C17 dripmould. Above is a 4-light recessed and chamfered
mullion window with dripmould and to west two similar C18
2-light windows to those below. Above again to east in the
gable of C17 wing is a 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion
window with dripmould and two doveholes over. C19 addition to
west has a plain doorcase and C20 window to ground floor and one
glazing bar sash over. East elevation of house has two C19
windows below but one 4-light and one 3-light C17 recessed and
chamfered mullion windows above. Outbuildings have four quoined
doorcases with windows to southern side of each and two hayloft
openings above. Interior of house has early C18 wavy splat
baluster staircase, good panelled doors in panelled surrounds,
chamfered beams, one inglenook fireplace with side cupboards, a
semi-circular headed wall cupboard and the original front door
with wooden bolts

Listing NGR: SK3650245014

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26451998

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)