Description

COLEBROOKE LOWERTOWN
SX 79 NE
5/140 Snells Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse. Late C17-early C18. Plastered cob on rubble footings; cob stacks
topped with C19 and C20 brick; thatch roof.
3-room plan house facing south-east away from road with right (north-eastern) end
stack to room at that end, rear lateral stack to middle room, and small unheated
left (south-western) end room. 2 storeys. Irregular 3-window front comprising
various late C19 and early C20 casements with glazing bars. Late C19 4-panel front
door right of centre with contemporary hood (now with corrugated iron roof) on
shaped brackets. Roof hipped each end. Blind rear wall to road.
Interior: shows mainly late C19 plaster and joinery which probably hides earlier
features. Only in right room shows late C17-early 18 soffit-chamfered and runout
stopped bean. Both fireplaces are blocked. Roof inaccessible and feet of trusses
are plastered over but their shape and size suggests original A-frame trusses.

Listing NGR: SX7731399975

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26535296

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)