Description

PARISH OF HOLMESFIELD FOX LANE (off)
SK 37 NW
5/157
Knowles Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Early C17, 1696, with C19 and C20 alterations and
additions. Coursed rubble gritstone with ashlar dressings,
quoins, plain gables, gable and ridge stacks, stone slated and
tiled roof coverings. L-plan house. South-east elevation, two
storeys, five bays, the two bays to the south-west slightly
taller, with 2 and former 4-light late C17 mullioned windows,
the 2-light opening with dripmould integral with the window
head, the former 4-light opening now retaining a single mullion.
To the south-west a first floor C19 opening. Lower three bays
with central doorway with stone jambs and lintel now blocked
with a circular window, beneath stepped hoodmould which
continues to the south-west to cover a 4-light mullioned window
which incorporates a shallow C17 single light. Above, a 2-light
chamfer mullion, a single light opening above the door, and to
the north-east a 3-light recessed chamfer mullioned window,
above a 2-light C20 chamfer mullioned window. Single storey C20
gabled porch to north-east end. Rear elevations much altered,
but with former doorway near to the angle of the two ranges with
plain hoodmould, stone jambs and deep lintel with inscription
S
AA
1696

Listing NGR: SK3025576048

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619718

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Recommended Books

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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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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)