Description

CHARLTON MUSGR0VE CP
ST73SW
BARROW
6/229 Somerlea Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. C17 and later. Local stone rubble with ashlar dressings; plain clay tile roof between coped gables set on
carved kneeler stones; C20 stone chimney stacks. "L"-plan: 2 storeys with attic, South elevation 2 bays with 2 bays
return: C20 reconstructed stone mullioned windows to all but upper window of Eastwards return, which is 3-light ovolo
mould mullioned window without label, having leaded lights, centre set in wrot iron casement; C20 cambered arch
doorway; in South gable of return a 3-light ovolo-mould mullioned window to both ground and first floor, and a 2-light
to attic, all with diamond leaded panes. Inside a number of stopped and runout chamfer beams, good moulded cambered
arched fireplace with incised spandrils, elaborate chamfer stops and overmantel shelf, repositioned from room above; in
side of chimney breast Cll safe with wood door and frame; above, transitional plank and +untinllraoet partition; roof
frame with pegged collar-trusses with tenoned purlins, 5 bays. Westwards wing had to be nearly completely rebuilt in
1970s: property first mentioned in an indenture of 1679.

Listing NGR: ST7259831845

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26594445

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (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
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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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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]