Survey Data
Reg No
15700908
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Farm house
Date
1800 - 1839
Coordinates
292070, 153859
Date Recorded
28/08/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over basement farmhouse with half-dormer attic, extant 1839, on a rectangular plan with single-bay full-height side elevations. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Now in ruins. Hipped slate roof on collared timber construction with remains of clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond "wallhead" chimney stacks to rear (west) elevation having stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, and no rainwater goods surviving on slightly overhanging slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered coursed rubble stone walls with concealed cut-granite flush quoins to corners; slate hung surface finish to side (south) elevation. Segmental-headed central door opening with overgrown threshold, timber doorcase with reeded monolithic mullions supporting reeded monolithic transom, and concealed dressings having concave reveals framing timber panelled double doors having oversailing fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns with two-over-two timber sash windows to side elevations. Interior in ruins including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in overgrown grounds.
Appraisal
A farmhouse representing an integral component of the domestic built heritage of the environs of Kilmyshall with the architectural value of the composition suggested by such attributes as the deliberate alignment maximising on scenic vistas overlooking rolling grounds with a mountainous backdrop in the far distance; the compact plan form centred on a Classically-detailed doorcase showing a simple radial fanlight; the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression; and the slightly oversailing roofline. A prolonged period of unoccupancy notwithstanding, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior, including crown or cylinder glazing panels in hornless sash frames, thus upholding much of the character or integrity of a farmhouse making an increasingly forlorn visual statement in a rural setting.