Holehouse Farmhouse England, UK

Listed Building Description

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ODD RODE C.P. HOLEHOUSE LANE SJ 85 NW Scholar Green

7/84 Holehouse Farmhouse - GV II

Farmhouse. Late C17. Red Flemish bond brick with a plain tile roof. Three storeys. Entrance front: three bays symmetrically disposed with lateral 3-light camber-headed casement windows to the ground and first floors and similar lateral windows with flat lintels to the second floor. Central doorway to ground floor with C20 gabled porch before. Blank rectangular panels to the first and second floors, that at first floor level having a cambered head. Dividing the floors are projecting bands supported by alternately projecting headers and there is a cogged band to the eaves. C20 plain tile roof. Gabled stacks to either side. The right hand side has a central ribbon staircase window extending from the ground to the second floor and at right of this is a doorway and camber-headed 3-light windows to each of the floors. The left hand side has a C19 lean-to cheese room to the ground floor with cheese oven. The rear has an outshut to ground floor left and at right a single bay with 3-light casements to the ground, first and second floors. Interior: Chamfered ceiling beams to all floors. Close string staircase of 4 flights with rectangular newels having domed tops and beaded corners. Moulded handrail and splat balusters with straight sides and beaded corners. Four-plank doors to each landing with strap hinges.

Listing NGR: SJ8255057596