Lower Townend Farmhouse, Cottage and Attached Barn
LOWER TOWNEND FARMHOUSE, COTTAGE AND ATTACHED BARN, TOWNEND LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1132807
- Date first listed:
- 18-Sept-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Townend Farmhouse, Cottage and Attached Barn
- Statutory Address:
- LOWER TOWNEND FARMHOUSE, COTTAGE AND ATTACHED BARN, TOWNEND LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1132807
- Date first listed:
- 18-Sept-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Townend Farmhouse, Cottage and Attached Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- LOWER TOWNEND FARMHOUSE, COTTAGE AND ATTACHED BARN, TOWNEND 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.
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 TOWNEND FARMHOUSE, COTTAGE AND ATTACHED BARN, TOWNEND LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Stocksbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 28554 97408
Details
SK29NE STOCKSBRIDGE TOWNEND LANE, (north-west side)
4/183 Lower Townend Farmhouse, Cottage and attached barn 18.9.75 (formerly listed as Townend Cottage (lower) and Townend Farmhouse)
GV II
Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings and barn. Lintel dated 1678/EF. Deeply coursed, squared gritstone, stone slate roof. 2-room plan with attached single-aisled barn to right under same roof. 2 storeys, 2 windows to 1st floor, barn 3 bays (internal). House: double- chamfered mullion windows. C20 door to right, in chamfered, quoined surround with Tudor-arched dated lintel. Another inserted door to far left. Between doors a 3-light window to left and former 4-light to right (lacking central mullion). Two 3-light windows to first floor. Moulded kneelers and chamfered gable copings to left. Central ashlar ridge stack with band and cornice. Barn: large boarded cart entrance to left, door to far right. 2 casements to each floor. Interior of barn: 2 braced arcade posts to aisle. Later addition to rear right of house and lean-to adjoining end wall of barn not of special interest.
Listing NGR: SK2855497408
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 335506
- 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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