Thorpe Farmhouse
THORPE FARMHOUSE, WAINFLEET LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1223940
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Thorpe Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- THORPE FARMHOUSE, WAINFLEET LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1223940
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Thorpe Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- THORPE FARMHOUSE, WAINFLEET 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:
- THORPE FARMHOUSE, WAINFLEET LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thorpe St. Peter
- National Grid Reference:
- TF5030060423
Details
TF 56 SW
5/66
THORPE ST.PETER
WAINFLEET LANE
(east side)
Thorpe Farmhouse
G.V.
II
Farmhouse with attached bakehouse, now storeroom, c.1670, mid
C18, c.1820, C20. Stock brick, red brick. Slate roofs with
brick coped gables with kneelers; single large ridge stack,
single projecting gable stack. L-plan plus 2 storey porch in re-
entrant angle, and projecting staircase bay to rear, with C20
covered passage leading to attached mid C18 bakehouse. Plinth. 2
storeys with garret, 4 bay west front encased in stock brick and
remodelled in C19. Projecting porch to left with semi-circular
headed doorway with inner fanlight and double panelled doors.
Single plain sash to right with a single, glazing bar sash
beyond. Left hand bay projects far forward with single glazing
bar sash in return wall and another in its west front. Single
glazing bar sash above to left, with small bathroom plain sash to
right. 2 plain sashes beyond with another glazing bar sash to
right. All the windows with cambered heads. South return wall
of C17 red brick with plinth, first and second floor bands and
projecting stack. The latter, and the outer corners all with
moulded brick quoins. C17 red brick projecting staircase bay to
rear with plinth, moulded brick quoins and 2 brick pilasters
flanking small cellar 2 light casement, and truncated by C19
semi-circular headed glazing bar sash illuminating staircase,
with intersecting glazing bars in head. C20 brick covered
passage to east with plank door, adjoins farmhouse to red brick
bakehouse with brick coped and tumbled gables. Single storey and
garret, 2 bay, with doorway with plank door to left and 3 light
sliding sash to right, both with segmental heads. Kitchen to
south with interior C17 chamfered beam with ogee and roll moulded
triangular stops. The rest of the interior remodelled in c.1820.
All the doorways and fireplaces with delicate reeded architraves
and panelled doors. 2 flight return staircase with carved tread
ends, plain balusters and moulded handrail. Landing with 2
openwork and reeded segmental headed archways. Passageways
upstairs with painted panelling with narrow, raised panels. C17
red brick work on exterior typical of the Fen Artisan Mannerist
style. North range gable end cracked recently revealing a
possible timber framed house inside stock brick casing.
Listing NGR: TF5030060423
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 419585
- 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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