Brook Farmhouse, Garden Wall and Gate Piers
BROOK FARMHOUSE, GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1190226
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Brook Farmhouse, Garden Wall and Gate Piers
- Statutory Address:
- BROOK FARMHOUSE, GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS
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- Reference:
- IOE01/06735/07
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1190226
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Brook Farmhouse, Garden Wall and Gate Piers
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROOK FARMHOUSE, GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS
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:
- BROOK FARMHOUSE, GARDEN WALL AND GATE PIERS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- East Staffordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leigh
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 01539 35836
Details
SK 03 NW LEIGH C.P. LOWER LEIGH
2/138 Brook Farmhouse, 10/1/53 garden wall and gate piers - II
Farmhouse, wall and gate piers. Dated 1694, with later alterations and additions. Red brick with vitrified headers, ashlar plinth, quoins and dressings; plain tile roof with coped verges on shaped kneelers; central brick stack of cruciform section. Lobby-entry plan, 2-cell range aligned east-west with stair turret projecting from centre of south face, south projecting wing added to west end and extension to north-east corner of main house. Main house to left of 2 storeys and attic with moulded first-floor band and moulded eaves cornice, 2- storey gabled wing to right; 3:1 bays, casements with brick flat arches and shaped keystones, central door to main house with ovolo- moulded stone surround and massive lintel dated T East gable: Ground and first floor windows R E have original segmental heads, bands above 16 first floor and attic windows. Interior: 94 Exposed ceiling beams with hollow chamfer moulding; massive fireplace with cambered arch and moulded surround; late C17 dog-leg staircase with barley sugar twist balusters and newels with ball finials. Coped brick wall and central square section gate piers with moulded stone caps enclose a front garden. A good example of an early brick farmhouse.
Listing NGR: SK0153935836
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 273845
- 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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