Description

SY 09 SW ROCKBEARE RAG LANE

3/121 Westcott Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse. Mid C19. Plastered stone rubble up to first floor level and cob above;
stone rubble stacks with plastered brick stacks; slate roof.
U-shaped house with main block facing west and comprising a 2-room plan with central
cross passage containing the stairs. From each end 1-room rear blocks project at
right angles. The front left (northern) room has a projecting end stack and an
axial stack serves back-to-back fireplaces used by the front right room and the rear
block room. From the rear end of the cross passage a corridor extends northwards
between the front room and rear block. 2 storeys throughout.
Nearly symmetrical 3-window front of C19 and C20 casements with glazing bars
including one, ground floor left, with 15 small panes to each light. Central 4-
panel door with side lights and wide flat-roofed porch comprising Tuscan columns on
3 stone steps and moulded entablature. Plain eaves and roof is hipped each end.
The right end return 3-window front of C20 replacement casements but rest are C19
inlcuding one, at first floor level on left end return which has rectangular panes
of leaded glass. Both rear block roofs have hipped ends.
Interior includes original joinery detail including a straight flight open string
stair with stick balusters.

Listing NGR: SY0305493388

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26434163

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6