Description

ALLENSMORE CP -
SO 43 NE
3/12
Little Cobhall Farmhouse
20.10.52
- II
Farmhouse. Possibly C15 with early C17 and later alterations. Rendered
timber-frame, Welsh slate roof and brick stacks. L-plan with one arm pro-
jecting roughly westwards, the other northwards. East/west wing has two
storeys; north/south wing, one storey and attic. West elevation has one
window, a 3-light early C19 casement to gable front under blocked segmental
head. Ground floor has two more such windows, one to left and one in gable
front. Entry in mid-C20 porch with contemporary door immediately to left of
gable. Mid-C19 lean-to extension to right hand side. Interior has one pair
of cruck blades without collar, though with peg-holes for arch braces, visible
in roof of north/south range. In the principal room beneath, the moulded base
of one blade springs from east wall. The same room has a large stone fireplace
and heavy chamfered beams dividing the ceiling into panels. (RCHM, Vol I, p 18).

Listing NGR: SO4514836019

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26391810

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)