Description

THURCASTON CROPSTON ROAD
SK 51 SE
(West side) CROPSTON
4/116 Cropstone House (Farmhouse)
II
House of C18 and early C19. Granite and slate rubble stone with limestone
and red brick dressings, brick eaves, and Swithland slate roof with end
stacks; that to right in part projecting. 2 storeys of 3 casements with
limestone jambs and brick cambered lintels. 2 stone steps lead up to early
C19 central flat roofed open porch with filigree cast iron corner supports.
Part glazed door within. 2-light casement with toplights over. Either side
of porch a probably early C19 French window of 2 leaves with small panes
set within a wooden frame. 2 slate steps up. Over each a centre opening
3-light casement with toplights. Extending from right end a 2 storey wing
with 3-light casement and 2-light over, and a 2-light casement both
floors on right end. On rear a further 2 storey wing, part painted brick,
with rubble stone rear wall and ridge and end stacks. Beams and inglenook
inside.

Listing NGR: SK5538610778

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472883

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy