The Old Farmhouse and Dairy
THE OLD FARMHOUSE AND DAIRY, MERRIDALE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262153
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1995
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Farmhouse and Dairy
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD FARMHOUSE AND DAIRY, MERRIDALE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262153
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1995
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Farmhouse and Dairy
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD FARMHOUSE AND DAIRY, MERRIDALE 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:
- THE OLD FARMHOUSE AND DAIRY, MERRIDALE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Wolverhampton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 90037 98428
Details
SO 99 NW WOLVERHAMPTON MERRIDALE LANE
Merridale
895-1/5/10014
The Old Farrmhouse and Dairy
II
House, subdivided. Late Medieval; remodelled circa early C17, extended circa C18 and with C20 alterations. Timber-framed, partly rebuilt and extended in brick, now all rendered. Gable-ended roof: cladding stripped off Truncated axial, lateral and gable-end brick stacks. PLAN: Hall and cross-wing; the cross-wing on the right [north] is late Medieval, its first floor was jettied on three sides and its ground floor divided into two rooms, the larger at the front.
The main range was probably the site of the Medieval hall, rebuilt with two storeys and an attic in circa early C17 probably when the first floor of the cross-wing was rebuilt. In about the C18 the walls of the hall range were rebuilt in brick, a 1-storey and attic 1-bay range was added at the left [south] end and a stair tower was built in the angle of the cross-wing at the rear. The wing behind the cross-wing is probably also C18. In the C20 the cross-wing jetties were underbuilt and three shop fronts were inserted at the front. EXTERIOR: 2 storey and attic and 1 storey and attic. Asynunetrical3-window east front, to right projecting gabled cross-wing, to left l-storey and attic. C20 3-1ight casements and flat-roof dormers. Three C20 shop fronts on ground floor. At the rear gabled cross-wing on left, gabled stair tower in the angle and lower gable-ended wing projecting from cross-wing. INTERIOR: Cross-wing: timber-frame
partition wall; front and back rooms have dragon beams, chamfered axial and cross-beams with step stops and unchamfered joists; chambers above have chamfered cross-beams and unchamfered joists. Main south range: former hall has chamfered axial beam with ogee stops and unchamfered joists; hall chamber above also has chamfered axial beam with ogee stops; exposed in attic chamber above large purlins. Rear wing has chamfered cross-beam with waney end and unchamfered joists. HISTORICAL NOTE: It was the home of the de Salfords family and there are references to the de Salfords of Merridale from the early C14. SOURCES:
Mander, G.P. History of Wolverhampton to Early Nineteenth Century. West Midlands SMR. RCHME report no.93353.
Listing NGR: SO9155198987
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 435698
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Mander, G P, History of Wolverhampton to Early Nineteeenth Century, ()
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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