Lee Farmhouse
LEE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366570
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lee Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- LEE FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1366570
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lee Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- LEE FARMHOUSE
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:
- LEE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ellesmere Rural
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 40500 32466
Details
SJ 43 SW; 9/124
ELLESMERE RURAL C.P.,
LEE,
Lee Farmhouse
GV
II
Farmhouse, now house. Probably mid-to late C17, extended late C19 with
later additions and alterations. Roughcast timber frame and red brick;
slate roofs. Gable-fronted with gabled ranges to either side of short
central range, left projecting. Two storeys and attic. Left gabled range
has C20 casement to right on first floor and right gabled range has 3-
light casement on each floor, that to ground floor segmental-headed.
Small lean-to with segmental-headed casement to front in angle between
left gabled range and centre range probably formerly a porch. Left
return of left gabled range rebuilt in C18 brick (probably formerly
timber framed). Right wall of right gabled range has four late C19
casements directly below eaves. C19 single-storey painted brick addition
attached to rear. Red brick ridge stack with toothed band to base, three
attached and rebated shafts and moulded capping at junction between left
gabled range and central range. This latter has similar ridge stack
with two shafts. Integral end stack to rear of right gabled range. Slight
change in roof pitch to this range marks junction of C17 and C19 parts.
Roughcast outbuilding attached to right of right gabled range with
pyramidal slate roof and louvred lantern, converted to garage in late C20.
INTERIOR. Front room of right gabled range has deep-chamfered cross-beam
ceiling with ogee stops and chamfered joists with mixture of ogee and
straight-cut stops. Inglenook fireplace with wooden lintel to left wall;
spice cupboard. Similar deep-chamfered ceiling beams with variety of
stops to other ground- and first-floor rooms. C19 pulley to right wall
of back room of right gabled range said to have been used for lifting and
was associated with manufacture of cheese at farmhouse in late C19. Oak
staircase from first floor to attic, which has collar and tie beam roof in
three wide bays to left gabled range and in two bays to right gabled range.
Listing NGR: SJ4050032466
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 260824
- 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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