Description

SOWERBY BRIDGE BLACKWALL LANE
SE 0424 and SE 0524
(south side), Friendly
9/5 Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 Blackwall
Farmhouse
-
GV II

Farmhouse now 4 dwellings. Probably early C17, of 2 builds, sub-divided and altered
late C18-early C19. Rubble brought to course, rendered or painted; stone slate
roof. Hall and cross-wing plan with through passage. 2 storeys, 3 bays with gabled
cross-wing on left. Ground floor windows are double chamfered mullioned with arched
lights and first floor windows single-chamfered mullioned, unless stated otherwise.
Cross-wing: a 4-light window flanked by plain single lights; on first floor a 3-
light now 2-light window with inserted plain window to left and dripstone above.
Main range: left bay has a chamfered shallow segmental-arched doorway to right
of 3-light window with 4-light window above; central bay has C19 doorway to right
of 5-light transomed window with 4-light, now 2-light, window above; right bay has
C19 doorway to left of 4-light window with square-headed lights under remnant of
string, with similar window under hoodmould above. Main range has end stacks and
one to ridge between left-hand bays; cross-wing has lateral stack on left. Rear:
through-passage doorway is chamfered and Tudor-arched in gabled porch with segmental
arched doorway and inner stone benches. Other openings date from the conversion
and include doorways to left and right, each of the 3 doorways being to right of
a 3-light flat-faced mullion window with a similar 4-light window above (each with
1 light blocked). Cross-wing has roof hipped, with crocketed finial on apex of
hip, and descending low over C19 extension. Interior of No 3: one stop-chamfered
beam and a corniced fireplace dating from the conversion. No 1 in state of
dereliction at time of resurvey.

Listing NGR: SE0562824210

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26647793

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)