Holmes Farmhouse
HOLMES FARMHOUSE, SANDY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138521
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Holmes Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- HOLMES FARMHOUSE, SANDY LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138521
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Holmes Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOLMES FARMHOUSE, SANDY 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:
- HOLMES FARMHOUSE, SANDY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Audlem
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 66374 43543
Details
AUDLEM C.P. SANDY LANE SJ 64 SE 8/8 Holmes Farmhouse 19.8.82 GV II Farmhouse. C16 or C17 with later C17 wing and extensive C19 additions and alterations. Timber framed with brick infill and brick walling of English garden wall bond and a plain tile roof. Two storeys. Baffle entry plan. The road front has a recessed gabled portion at right which is one end of the earlier range. This has 2 x 5 cells of small framing with angle braces to the right and left. Two-light C19 casement window at right. At left of the ground floor is a C20 lean-to outshut. To the first floor is a 2-light central window and the gable is small framed with a V-strut to the apex. To the left of this is the later C17 extension with a 2-light cambered headed ground floor window and a similar window to the first floor. The right hand side has a timber corner-post at left with an angle brace,to right of which is C19 walling with some patches of renewed C20 brickwork. To the right are a single-light and 3-light window. The left side has at right the projecting gabled wing of later date with a 2-light casement window to the right at first floor level. The left hand flank of this wing has a cambered-headed doorway at left and a 2-light casement window to the right with cambered head and tile sill. The first floor has a 2-light casement window. To the left of this wing in the earlier range are a 2-light ground floor window at right with a 2-light window to the first floor above set in a gablet. Door to left of this with a C19 gabled porchway above. To the left of this is a blocked ground floor window. The roof of plain tiles has swept valleys. Central chimney stack to ridge above the doorway. Interior: Chamfered ceiling beams to parlour and inglenook fireplace with chamfered bressumer. C18 plank doors to ground and first floors.
Listing NGR: SJ6637443543
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57033
- 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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