Description

WHITESTONE
SX 89 SE

4/106 Pitt Farmhouse at SX 869 968

- II

House, formerly farmhouse. 1805 (Braddick) with some C20 alterations. Whitewashed
and rendered, probably cob; half-hipped slate roof; end stacks with brick shafts, the
left end stack projecting single-storey brick lean-to at rear with corrugated
asbestos roof.
Double depth plan with heated rooms on either side of a central passage. The
partition wall between the 2 right-hand rooms has been removed. Circa early C20
single-storey brick lean-to at rear for additional service rooms.
2 storeys and attic. Symmetrical 3-bay front with C20 central gabled porch carried
on posts and 6-panel front door with glazed top panels below a semi-circular recess.
Fenestration of 16-pane hornless sashes to left and right, 12-pane sash above porch.
Interior Stair with stick balusters, C20 grate to ground floor room right.
An attractive example of a compact early C19 farmhouse visible from the road.
Braddick, L.E. "Whitestone and Oldridge", T.D.A., Vol XCIV, (1962), pp. 339-362, p.
349.

Listing NGR: SX8698392859

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26647689

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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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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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)