Wright's Farmhouse

WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138934
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1983
List Entry Name:
Wright's Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1138934
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1983
List Entry Name:
Wright's Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES 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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES ROAD

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

District:
Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley
National Park:
Peak District
National Grid Reference:
SJ 99489 79367

Details

SJ 97 NE KETTLESHULME C.P. CLAYHOLES ROAD (West Side)

3/72 Wright's Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse: earlier C17 with C19 alterations. Washed, coursed squared buff sandstone rubble. Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge and 3 stone chimneys. T-shaped in plan. 2-storey, 3-bay north front. Central bay steps one bay forward and has lean-to against ground storey. 6-pane window with rubble hood mould above and semi-circular headed niche in gable. 2 similar openings have windows, to right side. Left end bay has window with remains of hood mould. Right end bay has ovolo-moulded doorcase with a flat hood above lying behind C20 glass porch. Remains of 3-light stone mullion with hood mould above. Interior: 3 rooms on ground floor. Door opens into dairy with 2 chamfered beams. Main room has heck post and screen and fire beam forming inglenook. Ovolo-moulded beam in the ceiling. The linkage and stone flywheel of a butter churn device operated by a foot treadle in front of the living room fire and working the float in the churn in the dairy survives. This was made by Goddard, a wheelwright who lived in the farm in the last century.

Listing NGR: SJ9948979367

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
57985
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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