Description

BERRYNARBOR
SS 54 SE
4/27 Hempster Farmhouse
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- II
Farmhouse. Probably late C18, extended to rear circa 1900. Rendered stone rubble.
Slate roof with gable end stacks, that to right is taller, both with drips.
Originally 2-room plan with kitchen to left, parlour to right, flanking wide
staircase filling the central entrance passage. Circa 1900 a new kitchen wing was
added to rear left side forming L-shaped plan. Dairy outshut in the angle raised to
2 storeys in C20. Former lofted outbuilding extending from left gable end taken in
to form part of dwelling in C20.
2 storeys. 3-window range, virtually symmetrical. All 2-light casements, 8 panes
per light to upper storey, 6 panes per light to ground floor, except upper right-
hand window replaced in C20. Slate gabled roof to central stone porch with 6-
panelled inner door.
Interior C19 joinery principally intact. Thin chamfered ceiling beam to left-hand
room, which has one cloam and one blocked oven to its fireplace.

Listing NGR: SS5545044298

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26461876

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper