The Chestnuts Farmhouse
The Chestnuts Farmhouse, Byfield Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024422
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Chestnuts Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- The Chestnuts Farmhouse, Byfield Road
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05833/26
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024422
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Chestnuts Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Chestnuts Farmhouse, Byfield Road
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- The Chestnuts Farmhouse, Byfield Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Priors Marston
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 49194 57084
Details
SP4957
13/117
PRIORS HARSTON
BYFIELD ROAD (East side)
The Chestnuts Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. 1659; extensively remodelled early C19; C19 additions; some late C19 alterations. Regular coursed ironstone; left return side has some rendering. Slate hipped roofs; brick ridge stacks. Irregular L-plan,with wing on right to rear.
Two storeys and attic; three-window range. Entrance in single storey projecting range attached on right has C20 half-glazed door and overlight with glazing bars. Tripartite sashes, mostly with concrete lintels. Blocked central window on ground floor; central sash on first floor and window to right have stone lintels. Left return side irregular, with three parallel roofs. Three-window range. Late C19 half-glazed door, glazed panels and overlight each have three arched lights. Blocked mullioned window and sash to right. Datestone inscribed John Bithell. Tripartite sash staircase window to left and first floor sashes have stone lintels with keystones. Left range set back.C19 cross window. Single-storey range has door, and three-light casement with painted wood lintel. Right return side has cross wing on left. Single-storey projection has half-glazed door and small window.N o first floor window. Irregular four-window wing. Two plate glass sashes, half-glazed door and overlight,and very large C19/C20 rectangular bay window. First floor has sashes and tripartite sash on right. Two flat-roofed dormers, the left hidden behind a lateral stack between the first two bays.
Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: SP4919457084
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 305693
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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