Description

The entry for;
SK 60 NW
6/15

BARKBY
MAIN STREET
(north side)
Number 30,
Merton Farmhouse

GV
II

shall be replaced by the following entry:

SK 60 NW
6/15

BARKBY
MAIN STREET
(north side)
Number 24

GV

House, largely early C18, though with traces of an earlier core. Brick with Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys.
Main range and cross wing to west. Main range of 3 units, one bay left of door has a 3-light casement to
ground floor and a 2-light horizontally sliding sash above. 6-panelled door with overlight and gauged
brick head. Right of the door, 3 wood mullioned and transomed windows with upper opening lights on
each floor. Over the door, a possible blocked opening or discontinuity of build is indicated by 2 straight
joints. Left of them, a timber post is visible at first floor level. Plinth, ornately moulded eaves cornice.
The projecting wing seems a later build externally, and its gable apex is later still. in the gable wall 2 3-
light horizontally sliding sash windows, the upper with a cambered head. Gable and axial stacks.

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SK 60 NW
6/15

BARKBY
MAIN STREET (North Side)
No 30
Merton Farmhouse

GV
II

House, largely early C18, though with traces of an earlier core. Brick with
Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys. Main range and cross wing to west. Main range
of 3 units, one bay left of door has a 3-light casement to ground floor and
a 2-light horizontally sliding sash above. 6-panelled door with overlight and
gauged brick head. Right of the door, 3 wood mullioned and transomed windows
with upper opening lights on each floor. Over the door, a possible blocked
opening or discontinuity of build is indicated by 2 straight joints. Left of
them, a timber post is visible at 1st floor level. Plinth, ornately moulded
eaves cornice.

The projecting wing seems a later build externally, and its gable apex is later
still. In the gable wall 2 3-light horizontally sliding sash windows, the upper
with a cambered head. Gable and axial stacks.

Listing NGR: SK6346509899

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26643211

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)