Description

SJ 20 SE
4/61
21.3.68

CHIRBURY C.P.
MARTON
Steps Farmhouse

GV
II

Farmhouse, now divided into 2. Probably C17 with considerable later
additions and alterations. Roughcast probably concealing timber frame
on high uncoursed limestone rubble plinth, slate roofs. Rough L-plan
with roof of long range in 2 sections, left with original steep pitch.
One storey and attic to left section, 2 storeys over basement to right;
irregular fenestration, horizontal sliding sash to ground floor of left
section with gabled eaves dormer; gable of right section has late C20
windows, that on ground floor a neo-Georgian bow; contemporary glazed
door to centre with red brick ridge stack directly above and external
lateral stack to right. Interior: massive chamfered spine beam with
heavy joists to left ground-floor room, which has infilled inglenook
fireplace; double-purlin roof but trusses concealed at time of resurvey
(November 1985).

Listing NGR: SJ2879102600

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26470151

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2