Listed Building record MDR4901 - Bull Farmhouse, Main Road, Shirland and Higham
Type and Period (1)
- CRUCK HOUSE (Medieval to 21st Century - 1400 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Bull Farmhouse, Main Road, Shirland and Higham, originally a 15th century cruck frame building.
'SK 391592 Bull Farm, Cruck Building. One arch braced cruck with riding cruck, one speer truss with tie beam, collar and yoke, one ogee upper cruck on tie-beam.' (1-2)
Vernacular building dated to the 1670s and altered since. (3)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'PARISH OF SHIRIAND & HIGHAM MAIN ROAD 38/39 58 58/39 59 6/49 (East Side) 31-1-67 Bull Farmhouse, Higham GV II Farmhouse. C15, 1672, altered in C18, C19 and C20. Coursed squared sandstone. Gritstone dressings and quoins to projecting bay. C20 concrete tile roof. Stone stack near south gable, north gable stack brick quoined with stone. Both with diamond set stone pots. Two storeys, irregular fenestration. Advanced bay to north. Four C20 casements in early C19 flush surrounds, with C20 fixed pane window in northern advanced bay. C20 door to south of this bay. Above, three 2-light flush mullion windows with C20 casements, central one C20, others C18. In northern bay, similar window to that below. Over this, stone plaque inscribed 'PFF 1672'. Interior:- two large late medieval cruck trusses, that to south a closed cruck truss with lower part filled by stud partition. To north, arched braced base cruck with steeply canted tie, principals start above tie. Tie, and braces are moulded. Principals are stopped and chamfered. Also to north, deeply moulded bressumer. To east arch in beam indicating site of former doorway.
Listing NGR: SK3903359169.'
(4)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR8885 Article in serial: Marston, F. 1967. 'Cruck frames of Derbyshire; an interim report', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 87, pp 117-122.
- <2> SDR10000 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 2137.
- <3> SDR23380 Index: Evans, R. 1976. Some dated vernacular buildings in Derbyshire.
- <4> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1311299?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 39033 59169 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHIRLAND AND HIGHAM, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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- EDR4005
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Record last edited
Feb 11 2025 6:06PM