Goldstraw Farmhouse and Attached Farm Building to North West
GOLDSTRAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDING TO NORTH WEST, NESTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387699
- Date first listed:
- 27-Dec-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Goldstraw Farmhouse and Attached Farm Building to North West
- Statutory Address:
- GOLDSTRAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDING TO NORTH WEST, NESTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387699
- Date first listed:
- 27-Dec-1962
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Apr-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Goldstraw Farmhouse and Attached Farm Building to North West
- Statutory Address 1:
- GOLDSTRAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDING TO NORTH WEST, NESTON ROAD
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:
- GOLDSTRAW FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDING TO NORTH WEST, NESTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Neston
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ3020275963
Details
SJ37NW
794-1/2/55
27/12/62
NESTON
NESTON ROAD, Ness Village
(West side)
Goldstraw Farmhouse and attached farm building to north-west
(Formerly Listed as: NESTON ROAD, Ness, Goldstraw Farmhouse and barn adjoining to the north-west of Goldstraw Farmhouse)
II
GV
Farmhouse and attached farm building, part of farm building
now garage. C17 with later alterations; house re-roofed in
C20.
MATERIALS: house of brown brick in English garden-wall bond on
high plinth of rubble stone; brick coped concrete tile roof
with brick end stacks and ogee-moulded kneelers. Farm building
of squared sandstone and mottled brick in English garden-wall
bond; slate roof with stone coped gables.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic; 2-bay gabled front. 4-panel
bolection moulded door and sashes with stone sills and wedge
lintels at attic level, C20 top hung replacements elsewhere.
Left return: single sash windows with glazing bars towards
front end of ground and first floors: towards rear, gauged
brick arches to blocked windows survive. Raised brick bands at
first floor and eaves levels. Rear of house: horizontal
sliding sashes at attic level.
Farm building of 2 storeys and has garage door adjacent to
house: further left is board stable door between small
windows, all with heavy stone lintels. Loft has two full
length doors, one approached by outside ladder stair.
INTERIOR: house has early doors of 4 raised and fielded panels
on strap hinges: C17 dogleg staircase with winders, square
newels and balusters, closed string and heavy moulded
handrail: roll edge beam over fitted fireplace opening flanked
by panelled cupboards: wide boarded doors: exposed beams and
ceiling joists on two floors. Farm building has roof of king
post trusses, one without purlin struts.
HISTORY: the house was formerly Ness Manor.
Listing NGR: SJ 30202 75963
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475685
- 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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