Description

TF 23 NE WIGTOFT ASPERTON ROAD
(west side)

8/88 Easthorpe Court

G.V. II

Farmhouse. C18, refronted and largely rebuilt 1804 with minor
C20 alterations. Rendered brick, Welsh slate roof with stone
coped gables and 2 rendered gable stacks. L-plan. 2 storey, 3
bay front, with first floor band and moulded wooden cornice to
parapet. Centre bay canted and advanced. Central C20 door with
traceried overlight flanked by single fixed glazing bar lights
with pointed Gothick heads. Beyond to either side are single
canted bay windows with moulded cornices, each containing 3
glazing bar sashes. To first floor the central canted bay is
supported on slender cast iron columns, it has a moulded cornice
and single glazing bar sash, and is flanked by single similar
windows. In the right hand side a Gothick glazing bar sash with
segmental head and keystone. White's Directory of 1856 records
that Easthorpe Court, the ancient seat of the Howson family was
rebuilt as a farmhouse in 1804.

Listing NGR: TF2663736754

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26526367

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)