Description

WILBY FOALS GREEN
TM 27 SE

4/145 Foals Green Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse. Early C17. Modernised c.1980 with addition of large wing to rear.
Timber framed and plastered with a thatched roof. 2 storeys and attic. 3-
cell, lobby entrance type. Mid C20 casement windows and half-door in open
lean-to porch. 2 original first floor windows with ovolo mullions have been
exposed, with another at the rear. Internal stack with rebuilt oblong shaft;
at the rear the base has an empty inset panel. A good frame with reversed
corner braces, mostly exposed internally. In the hall, an ovolo-moulded
bridging beam and square chamfered joists. The parlour also has an ovolo-
moulded bridging beam but here the joists were originally plastered over.
Both rooms had ovolo side cornices. 2 arched brick fireplaces on first floor.
Original newel stairs (2 flights). Roof has clasped and butt purlins with
arched wind-bracing.

Listing NGR: TM2533371309

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26573630

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Recommended Books

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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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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)