Description

SJ 45 NW LEA NEWBOLD C.P. PLATTS LANE
(South Side)

4/87 Lea Newbold Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse: c.1880 by John Douglas for the 1st Duke of Westminster with
some early C20 additions. English garden wall bond orange brick, red
tile roof and 3 brick chimneys. Mid C17 style. Irregular plan of
varied masses. 3-storey, 3-bay west front. Chamfered plinth and
sawtooth bonds at 1st and 2nd floor. Left end bay projects under
ornately shaped and finialled gable. Corbelled arcade over
semi-circular headed light in ground storey, pairs of 2-light
casements in glazing bars above and 4-light in gable. Central bay has
added timber framed porch and similar windows above under a shaped
gable. Single light in right end bay. South front has another ornate
gable this time with strip pilasters. North-front has low staircase
tower with pyramidal roof.
Interior: Very plain and has lost detail.
The playing with masses in a Dutch Jacobean style is similar to
Douglas's design for Aldford Hall, Chester Road, Aldford. (q.v.)

Listing NGR: SJ4415759565

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26523941

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)