Description

SP 10 SE FAIRFORD ROAD TO QUENINGTON
(off east side)

7/231 Leafield Farmhouse and garden
wall to south

GV II

Farmhouse. Late C18/early C19. Coursed rubble stone on moulded
plinth, artificial stone slate roof to front, slate to rear, large
ashlar end stacks with 3 diagonally set square flues with moulded
cornices. Single range of 3 storeys with rear catslide, and small
2-storey wing set back to left. Five windows, 2-light stone
mullions with 8-pane casements to second floor, 2-light stone
mullion and transoms with plain iron casements to first and ground
floor, with relieving arches and continuous dripmould over ground
floor. Central moulded stone doorcase with C20 four-panel door and
small horizontal oval light above in stone frame with dripmould
raised over it. North side has chamfered flush stone door
surround, all C20 fenestration. Low garden walls leading south
from front door to main gateposts in dressed stone with pyramidal
cap and ball finial, about 1.5m high, with flanking low drystone
wall with coping stones ending in taller version of gatepiers at
each end, that to right with ball finial fallen off.

Listing NGR: SP1545403874

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26444947

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014