Description

CRANAGE C.P. KNUTSFORD ROAD
SJ 76 NE

4/15 Swan Farmhouse

14.2.67

GV II*

Farmhouse, late C17, brown brick and whitened old brick with stone
slate roof laid with diminishing courses. 2 storeys and attic, 3
bays. A two span wing, at the rear (east) of the property completes
an "L" shaped plan. A 6-panel door, with the upper three panels
raised, fielded and bolection moulded and the lower panels bead and
flush is hung in a chamfered frame with central mullion overlight.
Two-light flush casements with glazing bars. Projecting first floor
brick band. The rear door is cross boarded and hung to a heavy
dowelled frame on strap hinges. Gable end and mid-ridge stacks.
Interior: Two-panel Jacobean style and wide boarded doors on strap
hinges. Inglenook. Chamfered beams including a cross beam
arrangement in the Parlour. Jacobean style staircase with spiral
turned balusters, double width newel posts and heavy moulded handrail.
At first floor level these are single and two-panel doors on strap
hinges and chamfered beams. In the attic there are collar trusses,
oak chamfered purlins, ridge tree and original rafters.

Listing NGR: SJ7540868387

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17964926

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Recommended Books

• 
  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas