Description

BRETHERTON NORTH ROAD
SD 42 SE
3/21 White House Farmhouse
17.4.67
GV II

Farmhouse. Dated 1680 on porch, altered. Brick with some stone quoins, part
whitewashed and part rendered, slate roof. Three-bay baffle-entry plan, with
projecting porch. Two storeys, eaves raised; 2-storey gabled porch in line
with ridge chimney at junction of 2nd and 3rd bays has round-headed entrance
arch, a rectangular datestone above inscribed 1680, a slit peephole in each
IW
side, stone side benches, and an original batten and board door with studded
battens, ornamental iron strap hinges, a pull-handle and a wooden sneck latch;
3 casement windows on each floor, those at ground floor segmental-headed 2, 2
and 3 lights and those above all 2 lights. Right gable has 3 brick labels at
1st floor, that in centre stepped up; rear has inter alia a damaged label to a
blocked firewindow. Chimneys at left gable and on ridge. Interior: not
inspected, but believed to contain inglenook with heck and moulded bressummer,
2 moulded longitudinal beams, and 2 service room doors.

Listing NGR: SD4747420911

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26456774

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  For the Record
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair