Farmbuildings at Tixall Farm
FARMBUILDINGS AT TIXALL FARM
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273249
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Farmbuildings at Tixall Farm
- Statutory Address:
- FARMBUILDINGS AT TIXALL FARM
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273249
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Farmbuildings at Tixall Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- FARMBUILDINGS AT TIXALL FARM
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:
- FARMBUILDINGS AT TIXALL FARM
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Stafford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tixall
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 98434 23190
Details
TIXALL Farmbuildings at 1. 5373 Tixall Farm SJ 92 SE 19/5A II GV 2. Farm buildings, c1830. Built for the Clifford family of Tixall Hall. Red brick with ashlar and brick dressings. Slate hipped roofs. Quadrangular plan. Main street front 2 storeys and 17 bays, with slightly projecting 3 bay centre. Central segmental carriage arch with above a 3 light casement, and above again a square tower containing a pigeoncote with corner turrets with pyramidal caps. The tower has an ashlar plaque with a coat of arms, and above a round headed recessed panel with flight perches and openings. The tower is topped by a hipped slate roof and an ornate wooden cupola with weather vane. Either side are single 4 light windows, with 3 light casements above. Beyond to either side are 7, 4 light windows with 3 circular pitching eyes above. To the north-east a large hay barn, joined by a buttressed wall. The hay barn has 5 large segmental arches to either side and a single arch at either end, the whole is topped by a hipped slate roof with continuous ventilator. To the rear of the main range are 3 large cowsheds with round headed arched entrances. Adjoining this to the north-east is a large threshing barn now partially demolished, only one segmental threshing arch survives. To the north, the stable range has a 2 storey 7 bay centre, under a hipped slate roof, with a central segmental arch flanked by stables with lofts above. Either side are single storey wings, that to the left has 6 implement sheds, and that to the right further stables.
Listing NGR: SJ9841223142
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 445732
- 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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