Acton House Farmhouse and Former Cartshed Adjoining to South-west
ACTON HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FORMER CARTSHED ADJOINING TO SOUTH-WEST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054529
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Acton House Farmhouse and Former Cartshed Adjoining to South-west
- Statutory Address:
- ACTON HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FORMER CARTSHED ADJOINING TO SOUTH-WEST
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054529
- Date first listed:
- 02-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Acton House Farmhouse and Former Cartshed Adjoining to South-west
- Statutory Address 1:
- ACTON HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FORMER CARTSHED ADJOINING TO SOUTH-WEST
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:
- ACTON HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND FORMER CARTSHED ADJOINING TO SOUTH-WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Lydbury North
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 31450 84882
Details
SO 38 SW LYDBURY NORTH C.P. ACTON
9/96 Acton House Farmhouse and former cartshed adjoining to south-west
GV II Farmhouse and former cartshed, now garage. Mid to late C17 with C19 additions and C20 alterations. Rendered timber frame on coursed limestone rubble plinth, C20 planted timbers, coursed limestone rubble additions (partially painted) rendered to north-west, and slate roof. 2 or 3 framed bay lobby-entrance type house later extended to south-west to form L-plan. Framing: square panels, 3 up to wall plate; short straight braces. 2 storeys, and attic. Gabled dormer with 2-light casement to south-west, brick ridge stack above blocked door to south-east, and integral coursed limestone end stack to south-west. South-west front: late C19 two and three-light wooden casements, transomed on ground floor; 6-panelled door to left (top 4 panels glazed) with moulded architrave and hipped C19 wooden lattice porch in angle. Left-hand return front: small first floor casement and ground floor C19 wooden mullioned and transomed window. North-west front: 3-window front; C20 metal casements, central half-glazed door with C20 gabled glazed porch. Former cartshed and loft: south-east front: first floor 2-light casement to right, ground floor casement to right, half-glazed door to left, and large C20 garage door to far left; boarded loft door in gable-end to south-west and lean-to at rear. Interior: chamfered and stopped beams and joists; timber framed square-panelled partition in former cartshed with loft.
Listing NGR: SO3145084882
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 257010
- 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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