Description

SANDFORD ST.MARTIN LEDWELL
SP42NW
6/121 Manor Farmhouse
27/08/56

GV II

Farmhouse. Early C18. Coursed squared marlstone and limestone rubble, both with
limestone-ashlar dressings; Welsh-slate roofs with ashlar and brick stacks. L
plan. 2 storeys plus attic. Marlstone main range has a symmetrical 5-window
front with ashlar plinth, storey band and pilaster strips, a central
segmental-arched doorway with moulded surround and double-stepped keyblock, and
has 7 segmental-headed 15-pane sashes with projecting keyblocks. Gable parapets
return over pilaster strips as cornices. Gable stacks are mostly rebuilt in
brick, but left stack retains an ashlar base and moulded string. 2-window rubble
range to right has 12-pane segmental-headed sashes to both floors. Rear of main
range has a tall leaded central stair window. Rubble section returns to rear as
a 4-window wing with renewed casements of 2 and 3 lights. Interior not
inspected.
(V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.XI, p.172).

Listing NGR: SP4197828206

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26488253

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings