Abbey Farmhouse
Abbey Farmhouse, Birches Head Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195823
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- Abbey Farmhouse, Birches Head Road
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- Reference:
- IOE01/04627/07
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1195823
- Date first listed:
- 19-Apr-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- Abbey Farmhouse, Birches Head 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.
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:
- Abbey Farmhouse, Birches Head Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Stoke-on-Trent (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 90239 49226
Details
SJ 94 NW
613-1/5/1
STOKE ON TRENT
ABBEY HULTON
Birches Head Road (north side)
Abbey Farmhouse
19/04/72
II
Farmhouse. Largely early C19 in its present form, but incorporating several earlier phases of building. Brick with some stonework, plain tiled roofs. Two storeys, main range of two units with central door in porch flanked by inserted casement windows on each floor, and with gable-end stacks. Evidence of a C18 building phase in this range, with earlier brickwork to ground floor and remains of blocked window in rear. Rear wing
incorporates substantial remains of masonry structure, showing clear evidence of earlier walling and chimney in coursed and squared rubble. This stone work is said to have come from Hulton Abbey.
Listing NGR: SJ9023949226
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384368
- 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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