Atherstone Hill Farmhouse
ATHERSTONE HILL FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382541
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Atherstone Hill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- ATHERSTONE HILL FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382541
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Atherstone Hill Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- ATHERSTONE HILL 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:
- ATHERSTONE HILL FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Atherstone on Stour
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 19765 50299
Details
ATHERSTONE ON STOUR
SP15SE Atherstone Hill Farmhouse
1912-1/1/29
05/04/67
II
Farmhouse. 1700-40 for Dr William Thomas (1680-1738).
Alterations and additions of early to mid C19. Brick laid to
Flemish bond with vitrified headers; renewed tile roof with
brick end stacks. L-plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Main facade to rear has plain plinth,
plat band and modillioned timber top cornice; rusticated brick
quoins. Entrance has overlight to half-glazed door. Windows
have rubbed brick flat arches and pegged wooden
cross-casements with small-paned metal glazing; some
rebuilding e.g. ground floor window heads.
Returns have blocked narrow window openings to 1st floor and
small attic lights.
Rear has modillioned brick cornice and windows with cross
casements, and some rebuilding to right of wing, which has
similar windows and one smaller segmental-headed window with
2-light small-paned casement in rebuilt section of wall.
Gable of wing has 2 cross-casements to each floor. Outer
return of wing has modillioned wooden cornice and entrance
with heavy pegged frame and small-paned overlight to plank
door; narrow transomed window above; C19 lean-to outshut to
right has return entrance with C20 door and segmental-headed
window with horizontally sliding sash and rear casements; 2
gabled dormers, probably C19, with small-paned casements.
INTERIOR: dog-leg staircase has square newels, turned
balusters and moulded handrail; flag floors; attic has
plastered walls and angled ceilings; some visible roof
structure of paired rafters with bridle joint and no ridge
piece.
HISTORY: Dr Thomas is notable as the continuer and editor of
Dugdale's Antiquities; the house was bought by James West in
1751, in whose family it has remained.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Warwickshire: Harmondsworth:
1966-: 376; Victoria County Histories: Victoria History of the
County of Gloucestershire: 1968-: 81-9).
Listing NGR: SP1976550299
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482925
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1969), 81-9
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 376
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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