Shelfield Farmhouse

SHELFIELD FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1366978
Date first listed:
14-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:
Shelfield Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
SHELFIELD FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1366978
Date first listed:
14-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:
Shelfield Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
SHELFIELD 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SHELFIELD FARMHOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Worthen with Shelve
National Grid Reference:
SO 34311 99859

Details

WORTHEN C.P. - SO 39 NW

9/95 Shelfield Farmhouse -

- II

Farmhouse. Early C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with brick infill and front wall rebuilt in stone, now roughcast; slate roof. 5 bay baffle-entry plan. One storey and attic; late C20 casement fenestration, 4 windows to ground floor, including one to left of half-glazed door in lean-to projection, and 3 gabled eaves dormers; subsidiary entrance through boarded door immediately to right of left window. Red brick ridge stack directly above half-glazed door. Interior: timber frame partly exposed to back wall (renewed) and square panels to cross walls; ground-floor room to right of stack (which has large inglenook fireplace) has massive chamfered cross beam supported on cast-iron column to front (presumably contemporary with rebuilding of front walls) and heavy joists; straight-flight oak staircase behind stack. Ground-floor room to far right has C19 shelves inset in wall to right of fireplace; plank and muntin doors with pointed strap hinges throughout and original floor boards to first floor. Collar and tie beam roof in 5 bays (including chimney bay) has exposed trusses; large stepped brick stack concealed by plasterboard at time of resurvey (December 1985). Prominent 2-storey C19 addition attached to right is not of special architectural interest.

Listing NGR: SO3431199859

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
257428
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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