Description

SJ 68 NE LYMM C.P. HIGHER LANE
(south side)

2/50 Wildersmoor Hall
Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse, probably mid C17, altered. Oak small-frame largely
replaced by C18 and C19 brickwork; some patches of C17 sandstone.
Stone-slate roof, partly replaced at rear with grey slates.
Longitudinal ridge chimney opposite door; flush gable chimney left.
One storey with attic bedrooms. 3 rooms - the right and mid rooms are
C17, the left room a C18 addition in brick. Door under C19 gabled
porch on brackets, and kitchen door under camber arch to left, both
boarded. One oak-framed dormer. Replaced 6-pane wood windows, in
keeping. Full-length oak framed outshut at rear.
Interior: Lobby entrance with stone baffle. Central room has
inglenook with oak bressumer and ovolo ceiling beam. Right room
(probably formerly with inglenook) has rougher chamfered beams of oak,
as has left room. Much oak framing is visible internally downstairs
and in bedrooms.

Listing NGR: SJ6952486099

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26521087

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)