Lye Hole Farmhouse

LYE HOLE FARMHOUSE, SUTTON LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1129272
Date first listed:
01-Dec-1987
List Entry Name:
Lye Hole Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
LYE HOLE FARMHOUSE, SUTTON LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1129272
Date first listed:
01-Dec-1987
List Entry Name:
Lye Hole Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
LYE HOLE FARMHOUSE, SUTTON LANE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LYE HOLE FARMHOUSE, SUTTON LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
North Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Wrington
National Grid Reference:
ST 50194 62431

Details

ST 56 SW WRINGTON SUTTON LANE (South Side) 6/162 II Lye Hole Farmhouse

Farmhouse. C17, C18 and C19. Rubble, some roughly coursed on west front and squared and coursed to lower inserted wing to south; pantile roofs. Appears to have been a 3 room cross passage plan with passage behind central stack and staircase, to which a later wing was added at right angles at the west end and a lower hipped-roof block set into the internal angle probably in late C18. Front is 2 storeys, irregular fenestration, with a 4 and 5 light 19th Century wood casement to ground floor, two 2-light casements top floor left and one 2-light, at lower level, right;between these a blocked stair window above and left of door which is plank door to right of stack, approached by 2 stone steps. Left return has plank access opening to attic and lower wing built flush to original gable wall. Return right has plain gable then two 2-light casements, at ground level to segmental head and at first floor to straight arch; a small single light and a 2-light in a blocked former door opening. At right end the masonry rough. Back has inset block with wide plank door opposite through passage, 2 small 2- light openings to ground floor, and two 2-light small-paned casements to first floor. Three stone stacks to front range which has coped gables, but centre stack occurs where there is a break in roof slope on the south side. One brick and one stone stack to west wing. Interior retains winder stair through to attic, spine beam with deep stopped chamfer carried to transverse boxed beam in left-hand room, stone flagged cross passage and wide fire opening in right hand room now with wood surround and hood insert. Some heavy roof principals, formerly to diagonal ridge,and with chamfered through purlins. Many rafters replaced.

Listing NGR: ST5019462431

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Legacy System number:
34028
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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