Limes Farmhouse
LIMES FARMHOUSE, WAKERLEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233907
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Limes Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- LIMES FARMHOUSE, WAKERLEY ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/08436/15
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233907
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Limes Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- LIMES FARMHOUSE, WAKERLEY 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:
- LIMES FARMHOUSE, WAKERLEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Harringworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SP9189397366
Details
HARRINGWORTH WAKERLEY ROAD
SP9197 (South side)
11/146 Limes Farmhouse
23/05/67 (Formerly listed as The Limes)
- II
Farmhouse, now house. Late C17 probably altered C19. Finely squared coursed
limestone with lias dressings. Welsh slate roof. L-shape plan. 2 storeys with
attic. Main front is a 3-window range of 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion
windows with hood moulds. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers and central brick
and stone stack at ridge. Rear elevation and rear wing have stone mullion
windows similar to front elevation also C19 style casements under wood lintels.
Entrance in rear wing. Interior: room to right of main front has remains of open
fireplace with bressumer. Later fireplace with bread oven in kitchen.
Stop-chamfered spine beams. C17 stud framed partitions. Roof structure has 2
tiers of butt purlins and rear range has convex wind braces.
(RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p86)
Listing NGR: SP9189397366
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 409506
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire, (1984)
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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