Description

The following buildings shall be added:

SJ 89 SE MARBURY ROAD, Heaton Chapel
(north side)
698-1/9/723 Shores Fold Farmhouse

GV 22.1.76 II

Farmhouse, now house. Later C17 (said to date from c.1670) ;
much altered. Brick mostly painted white, stone slate roof.
Rectangular one-and-a-half depth plan. Two storeys and 2
windows; central C19 gabled porch covering original pedimented
door surround with pilasters all in brick; 2 steel casement
windows. Chimney stack offset slightly right of centre. Rear
has 2 small 2-light horizontal-slding sashes at 1st floor
(lean-to porch and outbuilding to right). Interior: 2 pairs of
C17 chamfered ceiling beams, those in the left front room
axial with cyma stops, those in the other room lateral and of
less quality; dog-legged staircase with splat-balusters. Early
and rare example of small house with rectangular and almost
double-depth plan, and almost symmetrical facade. Forms group
with Nos 2 and 4 (Shoresfold Cottages), q.v.

These buildings were formerly listed in the City of Manchester.

Listing NGR: SJ8846493001

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26533584

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings