Description

SJ 98 NE MARPLE TOWNSCLIFFE LANE
Mellor
7/172 No. 64
(Townscliffe
Cottage) and
Townscliffe
- Farmhouse

- II

Farmhouse, now house. Late C17 with a wing of C19. Squared
rubble with stone dressings and graduated stone slate roof.
3-unit baffle-entry plan which has a large later wing to the
left and 2 storeys throughout. The house-part is flanked by
projecting crosswings with quoins. The former door (now
blocked) is adjacent to the right crosswing and has a
chamfered surround and shaped lintel. A C19 door was
inserted adjacent to the left crosswing and has a 4-panel
door and moulded surround. There is a 2-light casement
window on each floor between the doors The C19 wing has sash
windows on each floor with wedge lintels and stone sills.
Total of 3 chimney stacks and a lean-to garage against left
gable. The left crosswing extends to the rear in rock-faced
stone and a patio door is inserted to rear of the house-
part.

Listing NGR: SJ9754788892

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26535273

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)