Description

SJ 52 SE MORETON CORBET C.P. BESFORD

9/59 Besford Grange Farmhouse
6.5.75 and attached railings
(formerly listed
as Besford Grange)

GV II

Farmhouse and attached railings. Late C18 with late C20 alterations
at rear. Red brick with plain tile roofs. L-plan. 2 storeys. Toothed
and dentil brick eaves cornice and parapeted gable ends with moulded
stone kneelers and stone copings. External brick end stacks. 3 bays;
glazing bar sashes with gauged brick heads and painted stone lintels.
Central door with 8 raised and fielded panels, lugged moulded architrave,
radial fanlight and open triangular-pedimented hood on scrolled brackets.
Rear wing reduced in length in C20, with parapeted gable end and external
brick lateral stack. C20 lean-to in angle. Adjoining wall and railings:
brick wall with stone coping attached to right. Railings to front;
low brick wall with stone coping, plain railings, square-section standards
with finials and stanchions, and square brick end piers with pyramidal
stone caps. Interior: C18 staircase, altered in late C20; formerly
dog-leg, now one flight with landings; open string, turned balusters
(2 per tread), ramped moulded handrail, curtail with turned foot newel,
and ramped wainscot panelling. Radial fanlight over passage adjacent
to staircase. Dentil cornice in left-hand ground-floor room. Doors
with 6 raised and fielded panels and moulded architraves.

Listing NGR: SJ5506924987

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307038

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version