Description

SJ 46 SW HUNTINGTON C P ALDFORD ROAD
(West Side)

5/46 Grange Farmhouse.

1/6/1967 II

Farmhouse: dated 1653, upper storey rebuilt late C18 and late C19
addition to rear. English garden wall bond and Flemish bond orange
brick. Welsh slate roof and 2 brick chimneys. Rectangular plan with
2 short ranges to rear. 3-storey, symmetrical 3-bay front. Brick
plinth, plain pilasters between bays on ground and 1st floor and a
moulded band at 1st floor, treated as a cornice with remains of
keyblocks over the windows (or possibly indications of central
pilasters). End bays have inserted 3-light windows with small-pane
iron casements under cambered brick heads, with 2-light casements in
half dormers in top storey. Projecting gabled 3-storey porch has
4-centred headed stone doorcase with restored lintel reading AD 1653
EBM, and graffito GV 1755 on jamb. 2 small windows above. Plain band
on both floors of the remainder.
Interior: 1 chamfered ceiling beam and a restored 4-centred headed
stone fireplace. Remaining fittings in pine. -
If the date is correct, this is remarkably early use of classical
detailing on a vernacular building.

Listing NGR: SJ4239962779

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26482559

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Recommended Books

• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)