Description

WANSBECK B 1331
NZ 28 SW (North side, off)

4/7 Netherton Blue
House Farmhouse (Formerly
listed as Blue House
12/1/76 Farmhouse)

II

House, dated 'ANNO 1716' on lintel of 1st floor centre window. Front squared
stone, rear rendered; Welsh slate roof with rendered brick stacks. 2 storeys,
5 bays, symmetrical. Plinth, 1st floor band. 3-bay centre with broad pilasters
between bays and moulded eaves cornice. Narrow central bay has blocked doorway
and pediment; windows, formerly 16-pane sashes, have lost all carpentry; all
openings in architraves. Coped gables with end stacks. Slightly-recessed end
bays each with blocked doorway and plain window openings; coped gables with
moulded kneelers; end stacks, that to left fallen.

Derelict and virtually roofless at time of survey, with most openings bricked
up. Interior not accessible.

Photographs of house exterior and interior (showing contemporary fireplaces
and stairs) in NMR.

Listing NGR: NZ2425282442

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26293347

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy