Lower House Farmhouse and Attached Cow House
LOWER HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COW HOUSE, EDGTON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054953
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Lower House Farmhouse and Attached Cow House
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COW HOUSE, EDGTON
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054953
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-1968
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Lower House Farmhouse and Attached Cow House
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COW HOUSE, EDGTON
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:
- LOWER HOUSE FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED COW HOUSE, EDGTON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Edgton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO3874985855
Details
SO 38 NE
1/135
21.3.68
EDGTON C.P.
EDGTON
Lower House Farmhouse and attached cowhouse
(formerly listed as Lower Farmhouse)
GV
II
Farmhouse. Early C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber
framed with painted brick, woven and rendered infill, roughcast to right
to front on rubblestone plinth; slate roof. One storey and attic;
apparently of 4 framed bays with baffle entry. Framing: square panels,
3 from cill to wall-plate, with short straight tension braces, collar and
tie beam end trusses with projecting double-purlin ends, that to right
obscured by slate hanging, left with V-struts from collar. Prominent
timber framed gabled eaves dormer (weatherboarded to apex) has original
scrolled brackets and C19 three-light casement. C19 casements directly
below and to left with C20 casement and flat-roofed eaves dormer to right
of entrance. This has boarded door with glazed panel to top under C20
open gabled porch. Axial red brick ridge stack directly above and
external rubblestone end stack with red brick top to left. Late C17
cowhouse attached to right. Weatherboarded timber frame on rubblestone
plinth; slate roof. Main entrance to rear through stable door approached
by external lateral stone steps. Flanking eaves hatches with cart
entrance to far left. Interior of house not inspected but likely to be
of interest. Cowhouse has framing visible: renewed vertical posts.
Staggered single-purlin roof in 3 bays with raking struts from tie beams
to principal rafters. Continuous loft.
Listing NGR: SO3874985855
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 257639
- 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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