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Farmbuildings at Tixall Farm

A Grade II Listed Building in Tixall, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8063 / 52°48'22"N

Longitude: -2.0247 / 2°1'28"W

OS Eastings: 398434

OS Northings: 323191

OS Grid: SJ984231

Mapcode National: GBR 28C.4XT

Mapcode Global: WHBDV.WQ1H

Plus Code: 9C4VRX4G+G4

Entry Name: Farmbuildings at Tixall Farm

Listing Date: 31 May 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1273249

English Heritage Legacy ID: 445732

ID on this website: 101273249

Location: Tixall, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18

County: Staffordshire

District: Stafford

Civil Parish: Tixall

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Tixall St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


TIXALL Farmbuildings at
1.
5373
Tixall Farm
SJ 92 SE 19/5A
II GV
2.
Farm buildings, c1830. Built for the Clifford family of Tixall Hall. Red brick
with ashlar and brick dressings. Slate hipped roofs. Quadrangular plan. Main
street front 2 storeys and 17 bays, with slightly projecting 3 bay centre.
Central segmental carriage arch with above a 3 light casement, and above again a
square tower containing a pigeoncote with corner turrets with pyramidal caps.
The tower has an ashlar plaque with a coat of arms, and above a round headed
recessed panel with flight perches and openings. The tower is topped by a
hipped slate roof and an ornate wooden cupola with weather vane. Either side
are single 4 light windows, with 3 light casements above. Beyond to either side
are 7, 4 light windows with 3 circular pitching eyes above. To the north-east a
large hay barn, joined by a buttressed wall. The hay barn has 5 large segmental
arches to either side and a single arch at either end, the whole is topped by a
hipped slate roof with continuous ventilator. To the rear of the main range are
3 large cowsheds with round headed arched entrances. Adjoining this to the
north-east is a large threshing barn now partially demolished, only one segmental
threshing arch survives. To the north, the stable range has a 2 storey 7 bay
centre, under a hipped slate roof, with a central segmental arch flanked by
stables with lofts above. Either side are single storey wings, that to the left
has 6 implement sheds, and that to the right further stables.


Listing NGR: SJ9841223142

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