Smithy House Farmhouse

SMITHY HOUSE FARMHOUSE, WOORE ROAD

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138501
Date first listed:
05-Sept-1986
List Entry Name:
Smithy House Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
SMITHY HOUSE FARMHOUSE, WOORE ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138501
Date first listed:
05-Sept-1986
List Entry Name:
Smithy House Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
SMITHY HOUSE FARMHOUSE, WOORE ROAD

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:
SMITHY HOUSE FARMHOUSE, WOORE ROAD

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

District:
Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Buerton
National Grid Reference:
SJ 67929 43170

Details

BUERTON C.P. WOORE ROAD SJ 64 SE 7/9 Smithy House Farmhouse - - II

Farmhouse, now house. C17. Timber framed with brick infill on brick plinth and brick. Plain tile roof. Two storeys,originally single storey with attic. Entrance front: 11 x 3 cells of uneven small framing with an angle brace to the left hand side. Doorway to right of centre with gabled timber porch above supported on brackets. To either side are 3-light C20 casement windows. In the C19 or C20 the roof height was raised and an extra row of cells inserted. Two first floor 3-light C20 casement windows with a cambered head to each light (as at ground floor level). To right of centre is a ridge chimney stack. At right is a C19 projecting gabled brick wing with 3-light casement windows to each floor. The left hand gable end has 6 x 2 cells of small framing with angle braces and queen post gable truss with uprights to either bide and a V-strut to the apex. The rear has a C20 gabled outshut to the left. At right of this are 7 x 2 cells of small framing with angle braces and an added row of cells above. Interior: chamfered ceiling beams and small framed interior walling.

Listing NGR: SJ6792943170

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
57087
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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