Church Farmhouse and Attached Walls
CHURCH FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1045919
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse and Attached Walls
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1045919
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jan-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse and Attached Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS
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:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Charwelton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 54429 55480
Details
CHARWELTON SP55NW 4/50 Church Farmhouse and attached 18/01/68 walls (Formerly listed as Charwelton House and attached walls) GV II Farmhouse, formerly rectory and manor house. Early C18. Ironstone ashlar, tile roof, brick central stacks on stone bases. 2 storeys and attic; 5-window range. Principal front to forecourt has 6-panel central door with overlight and keyblock; 12-pane sash windows throughout with stone sills, surrounds and keyblocks; windows to three centre bays more closely spaced. Keyblocks of ground floor windows meet first floor storey band; a string at sill level of first floor windows forms a second band. Plinth, moulded stone eaves and hipped roof. Stone coped quadrant wall extends right. Left side elevation to garden of four windows has similar sashes and bands; wider spacing between middle windows with large central shield-shaped stone sundial between first floor windows. To left a stone coped brick garden wall with flared headers and convex curve to match quadrant wall to right which is lined with similar brickwork on this side. Rear and right side elevation to yard have courser masonry, no string courses and windows with 2-light casements, some leaded, with timber lintels. Rear elevation has central round-arched window lighting staircase and four hipped dormers. Right side elevation of 3 windows has back door with C19 porch. 12-pane sash windows wither side and above porch flanked by 2-light leaded casements all with timber lintels. Interior: central staircase hall has fine open well staircase with 3 balusters to each tread, carved tread ends, ramped handrail and child gate to landing with thinner matching balusters. Drawing Room has original panelling with fluted Doric pilasters. Fine early C16 frieze probably removed from previous manor house with fantastic beasts and hunting scenes and monograms T.A. and K.A. probably those of Sir Thomas Andrews and his first wife Katherine Andrews, who died 1555. Overmantel with large coat of arms. Backstairs have serpentine splat balusters. House forms the cental part of a formal composition with Gardener's Cottage (q.v.) and stable block and attached wall (q.v.). (Peusner Buildings of England: Northants, 1973, p.148).
Listing NGR: SP5442955480
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 360540
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1961), 148
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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