Description

COLTON OXEN PARK
SD 38 NW
6/62 Old Smithy and Glen
25.3.70 View (formerly listed
as Old Smithy and
Glen Villa)

G.V. II

House with attached outbuilding formerly smithy. 1697 on datestone, with later alterations and
additions. House is roughcast stone, outbuilding of stone rubble-with slobbered
mortar; slate roofs, older to left. House of 2 storeys and 2 bays. Ground
floor has window to 1st bay with small-paned fixed glazing with opening light;
2nd bay to ground floor and 1st floor has sashed windows with glazing bars.
Entrance has C20 gabled porch. C19 brick gable-end stack and cross-axial
stack. Outbuilding of 2 storeys has sliding door and small window with
small-paned glazing to left; paired loading doors above. Stone to right dated
1697 with initials, probably: "MP-" above with 3 nails to side, and hammer,
pincers and horseshoe below; cable-mould border. Rear has small gabled outshut
and varied fenestration. Gabled projection to left return; small-paned casement
to right return. Important for datestone, a rare example of a trade sign.

Listing NGR: SD3185087219

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26519504

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (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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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)