Description

IDMISTON PORTON
SU 13 NE
3/83 Birdlyme Farmhouse (formerly
listed as Birdline Farmhouse)
18.2.58
II

Farmhouse c.1790. Painted flint and brick, rendered to front, and
tiled roof behind parapet at front. Two storeys. Facade of 5
window bays with central half glazed door and fanlight, enclosed
within open porch. Twelve-paned sashes with round fanlights over
ground floor windows, plat band and similar windows but with
segmental heads to upper floor. Dentilled eaves. Two dormers to
front, and two with hipped roofs to rear. Building extended to
right c1860 and C20 porch on left linking to garage.
Interior: dining room, front left, has wood fireplace surround
with festoon panels and anthemion frieze with marble slips, and
shutters to window reveals to,front. Stair in central hall has
mahogany handrail with scrolled end.
(RCHM Survey)

Listing NGR: SU1847836832

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26599606

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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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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  Staffordshire (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