Lower Town Farmhouse

Description

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

TENBURY CP LOWER BERRINGTON SO 56 NE 2/104 Lower Town Farmhouse 6.10.52

GV II

Farmhouse. C16 or earlier with early 619 and mid-C19 alterations. Part timber-framed with rendered and painted brick infill, brick replacement walling and refacing, part brick; slate roof with west end brick stack and rubble chimney with diagonally-set brick stack to east of centre. Three main bays and through-passage bay with inserted chimney forming lobby entrance aligned east/west; external rubble chimney with offsets and diagonally-set detached brick stack at east end. Two storeys. Framing: some wall-framing visible to north-east. Main south elevation: central main bay is gabled and has a parapet with kneelers. All window openings and entrance have a hoodmould with returns. Both storeys have a 2-light, a 3-light and a multi-paned single- light window. The entrance in the chimney bay has a four-centred archway beneath a square head with glazed spandrels and double doors. Interior: internal wall-framing partly exposed including large swept upper corner bracing at east end.

Listing NGR: SO5642267488

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0309 IOE Records taken by John Burrows; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr John Burrows. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project