Description

ST 67 NE WESTERLEIGH C.P. LEIGH LANE (west side)

4/347 Cliff Farmhouse

- II

Farmhouse. Mid - late C17, front remodelled C19, with C20 alterations.
Limestone rubble with stone dressings, plain tiled roof with gable stacks, single
Roman tiled rear roof, double Roman tiled addition to right. Former through
passage plan, symmetrical front and rear. 2½ storeys and 3 windows, ground floor
has two 4-light wooden casements with wedge shaped stone head, central gabled
early C20 porch and door, first floor has two 3-light casements and central single
light, 2 large gables rising to ridge height, each with 2-light casement;
1½ storey C17 wing attached to right, similar 3-light casement at ground floor,
single storey lean-to attached to left with C20 door. At right return, gable end
of 1½ storey wing has ground floor 3-light casement with wooden ovolo mullions,
door to left, with heads as on front, 3-light C19 casement at first floor;
straight joint to lower 1½ storey rear wing with 3-light C20 casement, 2-light
casement, and similar casement under eaves, roof-light, rear of wing has 3-light
casement at first floor, further single storey addition with 2 doors. Left
return has single storey lean-to with 2-light casement with chamfered wooden
mullion. Rear has at ground floor 2 C19 4-light casements with wedge-shaped
heads and high relieving arch, small central light, formerly door, first floor has
two 3-light casements with stone ovolo mullions, hood mould and high relieving
arch, central oval keyed bull's eye in rectangular surround with shields;
2 gables as on front, each with similar 2-light ovolo-moulded casement, plain
bargeboards to gables. Interior: 1½ storey wing to right has heavy chamfered
and stopped beam, rest of interior not accessible.

Listing NGR: ST6967278713

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26576481

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)