Description

RUFFORD off OLD RUFFORD
SK 66 SW ROAD (east side)

6/79 Coach house at
Rufford Abbey and
10.7.75 adjoining boundary
wall

G.V. II

Coach house, now craft workshops and residence. Late C19 and
C20. Probably by John Birch. Irregularly coursed ashlar and
brick. Hipped and gabled plain tile roof, c.1971. Deep eaves
with concrete brackets. Single and 2 storeys, 6 bays wide,
square plan. Windows are stone mullioned and cross casements.
North front has 6 chamfered carriage openings with glazed doors,
1971. South front has 2 gabled rear wings with 2 casements and
above, 2 mullioned casements and rainwater head, 1971. West
front has off-centre square tower, 2 stages, with concave hipped
roof, first floor band and bracketed eaves. Chamfered doorway
and above, single cross casement. Adjoining boundary wall to
north has shaped ashlar coping and central elliptical archway
with chamfered ashlar surround. Stepped coped gable with ramped
brackets. Above, on each side, chamfered panel with blank
shield. To north, chamfered ashlar doorway.

Listing NGR: SK6456064720

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26297699

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy