Middlemore Farmhouse
MIDDLEMORE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387389
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Middlemore Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MIDDLEMORE FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387389
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Middlemore Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MIDDLEMORE 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:
- MIDDLEMORE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Daventry
- National Grid Reference:
- SP5650265135
Details
SP 56 NE
909/3/10003
DAVENTRY
DRAYTON
Middlemore Farmhouse
GV
II
Farmhouse. Early C18 with additions of c1800 and later alterations. Red brick, much with burnt headers in Flemish bond. Slate roof with stone-coped gables and brick ridge and end stacks. Three unit plan. Two storeys with cellars and attics.EXTERIOR: Five-window range at first floor (two blocked) of uPVC windows under brick lintels. Blocked windows to centre left and right have gauged brick flat arches with stone keyblocks. On ground floor from left a french window,gabled C19 porch and part-glazed door, a three-light window with stuccoed lintel, door within glazed porch and two-light window under gauged brick flat arch with stone keyblock. Floor band and brick eaves. Farmbuilding range (qv) adjoins on right end whilst on left end there is a single storey addition of c1800 and two-light window in the attic. To rear a two storey addition of c1800 under roof forming catslide with the original range. This is a three-window range with door to centre left. Six-panel door and window to single-storey addition. INTERIOR.The sitting room (best parlour) has early C18 plaster raised and fielded panelling and overmantel with shouldered corners and floral decoration. Wooden chair rail and dado, fitted corner cupboard and four-panel door with HL hinges. C19 fireplace. Generally there are boxed bridging beams and two-and four-panel doors with HL hinges and some plaster cornices. Stick baluster staircase.Kitchen has modified open fireplace and west gable extension has open fireplace and bake oven. Early C18 fireplace with eared surround on first floor. Attics have boarded partitions with two-panel and plank doors and roof with clasped purlins and coupled rafters. Cellars under rear range and under sitting room, this last of stone with brick vault. A good quality farmhouse with unusual survival of best parlour fittings. It forms with its farmbuilding range (qv) a complete steading and together they represent an early enclosure of a midland clay parish.
Listing NGR: SP5650265135
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475345
- 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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