Firs Farmhouse

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

STOKE UPON TERN C.P. STOKE PARK SJ 62 NE 7/102 Firs Farmhouse - - II

Farmhouse. Early to mid-C17 with mid-to late C18 addition. Timber framed with painted brick nogging on brick plinth, partly rebuilt in brick with painted imitation framing. Red brick addition. Plain tile roof.

Framing: small square panels (3 from sole plate to wall plate) with short corner braces and long straight tension braces. T-plan. Baffle-entry hall range of 3 framed bays at right angle to road with C18 cross wing to west.

One storey and attic with 2 storey cross wing. South front: central timber framed gabled eaves dormer with C20 two-light wooden casement. Hall range with large brick ridge stack off-centre to right and stack in front of ridge off- centre to left. Cross wing with plat bands, toothed-brick eaves cornice, parapeted gable ends with moulded stone kneelers, and integral brick end stack to front. Hall range with 3-window front; C20 three-light wooden casements.

Door between first and second windows from left with 4 raised and fielded panels. C17 two-storey timber framed and brick gabled porch with first-floor 3-light wooden casement, segmental-arched entrance and segmental-arched side openings with splat balusters. Boarded door between first and second windows from left. Return of cross wing with C20 two-light wooden casements. Rear of cross wing with C20 two-light wooden casements and blind attic window.

Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ6567026380

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0637 IOE Records taken by Anthony J Dunford; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Anthony J Dunford. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project