Upper Tapenhall

Description

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

SO 85 NE NORTH CLAINES CP DILMORE LANE (east side)

7/50 Upper Tapenhall

14.3.69 - II

Farmhouse, now house. C16, with mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Timber- framed, painted brick infill, replacement walling and refacing, plain tiled roofs, group of 4 diagonal brick chimney shafts to main ridge, also small external brick stacks to left side and front elevations. Hall and cross- wing type plan on north-east/south-west axis with multi-gabled front elevation; main range of 3 framed bays with additional bay added to front of lower end bay, cross-wing at south-west gable end of 2 framed bays; former through-passage situated above north-east end bay. Two storeys, attic and cellar. Framing: 4 square panels from sill to wall-plate, small straight braces in upper corners, double collar and tie-beam trusses with queen struts in gable ends except for north-east gable end truss with has a single collar with queen struts beneath and a king post and raking struts above; there is planted timber on the gable end of the left front additional bay. Front elevation: scattered fenestration; central 2 bays are gabled and have a ground floor C20 casement, a canted C19 bay window and C19 2-light casement and a 2-light casement to the stair landing; in the left bay the blocked entrance to the former through-passage is visible; on the first floor is a C19 casement. The left gable end of the additional bay has two C20 ground floor casements and one first floor C20 casement; the cross-wing gable end to right has two C20 ground floor casements and one first floor casement and a C20 part-glazed central entrance door with a flat canopy in wrought iron brackets. Interior: moulded plaster ceiling to rear first floor of cross- wing; dog-leg staircase with moulded handrail and ball finials on newels; main beams are stop-chamfered.

Listing NGR: SO8641659238

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/1759 IOE Records taken by Richard Sabey; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Mr Richard Sabey. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project