Description

SP 81 SE HALTON HALTON VILLAGE
west side

Lower Farmhouse with attached
5/82 front boundary wall.

II

House. Probably C17 at S. end, extended and altered c.1870 possibly by
George Devey to form the principal Rothschild estate farm in the village.
Imitation timber framing with roughcast infill, some red brick on
irregular stone plinth to RH tiled roof with rectangular brick stack at
each end having oversailing heads, large central stack with 4 elaborately
moulded terracotta shafts, projecting stack to RH of centre with 2
similar shafts, inset panel below and small tiled oven projection at
ground floor. 2 storeys, and LH part 2-storeys with attic, with 2 gables
having shaped and fretted bargeboards and finials and 3-light leaded
casements. Large enclosed gabled porch to ground floor, other windows
mainly 3-light wood casements some with arched lights, 2 on RH 1st floor
slightly projecting. Irregular brick stable wing to RH with 1 projecting
gable, altered at N. end. Incised plaster panels representing rural
scenes, those to rear elevation restored. Rothschild crest on moulded panel
to RH of large chimney on front elevation. Small 2-storey gabled projection
to LH of S. gable. Attached front garden wall running whole length of
frontage has brick piers with offset heads and decorative brick openwork
panels with ogee moulded brick coping.

Listing NGR: SP8729110203

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26596907

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas