Brook Farmhouse
BROOK FARMHOUSE, GAUNTONS BANK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1357116
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Brook Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BROOK FARMHOUSE, GAUNTONS BANK
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- Date:
- 2000-06-19
- Reference:
- IOE01/01122/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1357116
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Brook Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROOK FARMHOUSE, GAUNTONS BANK
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:
- BROOK FARMHOUSE, GAUNTONS BANK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Marbury and District
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 56397 47475
Details
NORBURY C.P. GAUNTONS BANK SJ 54 NE 2/76 Brook Farmhouse - - II Farmhouse. Later C16/early C17 with C19 addition. Timber framed with brick infill and plain tile roof. Two storeys. Baffle-entry plan. Entrance front: 4 bays, the two at right of earlier date than those to left but all refaced in the Cl9. The right hand two bays have a central C20 doorway with gabled porch above and to either side are 3-light casement windows with cambered heads which are now blocked to form flat lintels. Two 3-light casement windows to the first floor. To left at ground floor level are two 2-light windows with cambered heads which are now blocked to create flat lintels and two 2-light casements also to first floor. Chimney stack to left of centre of ridge. The right hand gable end has a central chimney stack of brick with offsets and two vestigial horizontal beams to the lower walling. Truss to gable has cambered tie beam and vertical struts above. Rear: to left is brick walling of the later addition with a C20 lean-to single-storey outshut to the lower wall. At left of this is a jowelled corner post indicating the original termination of the building. To left of this are 8 x 2 cells of small framing apparently of late C16 date the framing originally extending lower but replaced by brickwork. To the far left are 3 further cells of uneven small framing which appears to be of a late C17 or early C18 date, replacing earlier framing. Interior: Chamfered ceiling beams to the kitchen, one of which appears to have been brought from elsewhere. Chamfered ceiling beams and ingle-nook fireplace to the parlour,with chamfered bressumer. To the first floor are two trusses with cambered tie beams supporting a series of vertical posts.
Listing NGR: SJ5639747475
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 422362
- 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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