Description

SE 35 SE NORTH DEIGHTON SPOFFORTH LANE
(north side)

2/36 Outbuilding approximately
5 metres east of Old Hall

30.3.66

GV II

House, now farmbuilding. C17. Coursed squared limestone, ashlar dressings,
graduated stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 5 bays. Deep chamfered plinth.
Ground floor: five 4-centred arched doorways, some with plank doors, to
right of bays 1, 2, 3, 4 and centre of bay 5. Bays 1 to 4 have recessed and
chamfered mullion windows, all with dripmoulds, most mullions missing.
First floor: five 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion windows, evenly
spaced. Stone coped gables; stump of large stack to left. Left return:
external stone steps to a 4-centred arched first-floor door with remains of
an external brick bread oven below. Right return: rectangular recesses to
ground floor are possibly the remains of bee boles. Interior not inspected
at resurvey. The building is known as the Dormitory, suggesting its use as
sleeping quarters for itinerant farm workers in the C19 and early C20.

Listing NGR: SE3889651658

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26443177

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (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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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)