Description

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ST 97 NW
8/102

KINGTON LANGLEY
UPPER COMMON (south side)
Lime Tree Farmhouse

GV
II
Farmhouse, C17, refronted and extended in later C18, rubble stone, originally roughcast, with ashlar dressings and stone slate roof with coped gables, ridge stack and end stacks.

Long two-storey six-window front of twelve-pane sashes in raised ashlar surrounds, ashlar plinth and angle piers. Six-pane door in fifth bay with raised beaded ashlar surround and pediment on brackets.

Rear is in two sections, that to left with later C18 curved and mansard-roofed stair-tower is originally C17, that to right is probably later C18, and has long outbuilding range with half-hipped south gable attached. Stair tower has Venetian window with blank side lights at first floor level.

Interior: C17 range has deep-chamfered beams and two-purlin roof incorporating as spine beams some re-used chamfered beams. A fire- back said to have been found in the house is dated 1667 IDE.

Listing NGR: ST9219176750

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26494890

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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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  For the Record
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)