Description

SD 73 SE SIMONSTONE (Off) WHALLEY ROAD

3/72 Top o'th' Bank Farmhouse
17,12,1968 (Formerly listed as Bank
Top) )
GV II

Farmhouse, late C16 or early C17, altered and extended. Sandstone rubble with
quoins (south and west sides rendered, north side whitewashed), stone slate
roof, external chimney stacks to the north side and the west gable walls. Two
units (excluding the extension). Two storeys; north side has an inserted
doorway to right of chimney stack, on each floor to the right of the door a
recessed 3-light window with a hoodmould, the upper with ovolo and fillet
moulded mullions, the lower now a casement; left gable wall has a similar
4-light mullioned window on each floor; right has a large chimney stack with
offsets, at 1st floor to the left of this a round-headedlight and to the
right a 2-light mullioned window; rear is mostly covered by large C19 extension
which is of little interest. Interior: altered, but contains 3 large beams
with cyma-stopped chamfer, one with a stone corbel; and at 1st floor the end of
a large cambered tie-beam on a stone corbel is visible.

Listing NGR: SD7757234186

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26563620

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)