Description

SE0936 BINGLEY MAIN STREET
(east side)
Wilsden

17/120 Lee Farmhouse
9.8.66 and attached barn

II

House and attached barn. Mid C17, barn rebuilt c1793 probably
when house was altered. Large dressed stone to wing, hammer-
dressed stone to hall range and barn, stone slate roofs with
corrugated roof in part to barn. 2 storeys. Hall-and-crosswing
plan, T-shaped. Wing to left has altered window with hoodmould to
each floor, that to 1st floor of 4 lights with flat-faced mullions.
Coped gable with kneelers. Lateral stack to left. Hall range may
replace earlier timber structure: being entirely C18 fenestration.
Doorway with monolithic jambs to left of 4-light flat-faced mullioned
window (lacking 2 mullions) with 6-light window with recessed mullions,
the outer lights blinds above. Ridge stack at junction with barn which
has semicircular-arched cart-entry with chamfered voussoirs and raised
keystone initialled and dated " B.F with early datestone re-used
1793 "
above dated " 166- " with spiral label stops either side.

" B F"probably stands for Benjamin Ferrand of St. Ives (q.v.) who
built St. David's Ruin (q.v.) nearby in 1790.

Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SE0908536682

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26572089

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