Description

TL 1075
22/70

LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD,
CHURCH LANE (South west side),
Manor Farmhouse

21.7.51

GV II

Farmhouse. Late C17 with C18 and C19 additions and alterations.
Timber-framed and roughcast rendered. Red brick, and lighter red brick with
gauged brick dressings; C19 yellow gault brick. C20 ridged plain tile roofs,
replacing plain tiles. Two ridge stacks and end stack to right hand. Two
storeys and attic; five bays to north-east elevation refronted in C18 red
brick; central bay advanced with plain gabled roof. Brick band between
floors raised over flat gauged brick window arches. Main entrance to right
hand of central bay with moulded wooden architrave and glazed, panelled C19
door; canted bay window, pedimented and with hung sash windows to left hand.
Two casement windows in first and attic floor above with two ground floor and
one first floor casement windows to left hand and two ground floor and first
floor flush-framed twelve-paned hung sash windows to right hand. Two rear
wings (and one to west recently demolished). Interior: Raised and fielded
panelled doors with original hinges and shutters to windows. Staircase with
moulded hand rail. Original side purlin roof, one bay with wind braces,
internal timber-framed partitions.

Listing NGR: TL1148875254

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26557944

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Recommended Books

• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)