Description

ASHOVER
SK36NW BIRKIN LANE
1264-0/5/9 (South side)
Sheeplea House Farmhouse
GV II
Farmhouse. C18, with C20 alterations. Regularly coursed
gritstone and ashlar dressings, with quoins, coped gables with
plain kneelers, gable ashlar stacks, and a stone slated roof.
L-plan house. South elevation of 2 storeys and 3 bays, with
central doorway having a massive surround and lintel. 4-panel
door with the upper 2 panels glazed. Flanking the doorway are
stacked 2-light flush-mullioned windows, with C20 casement
frames without glazing bars. The ground-floor windows are
taller than those to the first floor. West gable has C18
doorway to north-west corner, with a glazed opening, and an
inserted 2-light window above. Gabled crosswing extends to
north, with massive door surround to opening at the junction
of the two ranges, one unaltered 2-light flush-mullioned
window to the first floor.

Listing NGR: SK3481765287

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580014

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (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