Survey Data
Reg No
15304001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
240672, 263293
Date Recorded
30/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey over basement house, built c.1820. Extensively modified to front with enclosed glazed timber front porch and new concrete steps, plinth wall and balusters. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks to either end. Formerly thatched. Roughcast rendered with raised block quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with replacement windows. Round-headed doorcase hidden behind modern porch. Set back off the main road in private mature gardens. Exterior ground level reduced to rear of property allowing level access to basement level from rear yard. Modern outbuildings to the side and rear enclose the rear courtyard.
Appraisal
An interesting building which retains its early form despite recent alterations. This house was formerly thatched and is an unusual example of a semi-formal small-scale (formerly thatched) country house over a basement. It remains an important and curious addition to the architectural heritage of Multyfarnham.