Abbey Farm House
ABBEY FARM HOUSE, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308720
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY FARM HOUSE, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1308720
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY FARM HOUSE, MAIN STREET
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 FARM HOUSE, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stixwould and Woodhall
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 17372 65995
Details
STIXWOULD MAIN STREET TF 16 NE (west side) 6/44 Abbey Farm House (Formerly listed as 14-9-66 II Stixwould Abbey) Farmhouse. Early C17 incorporating some medieval material from the site of Stixwould Priory behind the house, with C18, C19 and C20 alterations. Coursed limestone rubble, rendered on the front, having old plain tiled roof to front and pantile to rear with single gable and 2 ridge stacks. T-plan. 2 storey with attic, irregular 9 bay front, the right hand end 2 bays project in a cross wing. Off-centre C20 panelled door having contemporary open Doric porch, replacing a C19 open porch, flanked by 3 glazing bar sashes. Beyond to the right are 2 further glazing bar sashes. To first floor are 7 similar windows and one further is in the gable of the right hand cross wing. All windows have cambered heads. In the roof are 2 glazing bar sash dormers with cambered roofs and lead cheeks. Throughout the side and rear walls many fragments of medieval masonry, some decorated, are incorporated in the fabric and in the rear wall is a C14 cusped and crocketed niche. The interior retains a fine moulded and stopped beam in the parlour. The roof is of staggered butt purlin construction, with numbered principals, reusing some medieval smoke blackened timbers. Stixwould Priory was a nunnery of the Cistercian order.
Listing NGR: TF1737265995
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 195229
- 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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