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Listed Building record MDR4902 - Well Farmhouse and barn, Higham, Shirland and Higham

Type and Period (2)

  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1400 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1400 AD to 1900 AD)

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Full Description

SK 390593 Well Farm, Cruck Building. Remains of blades in party wall. (1) Farmhouse with an attached barn to the west. 15th, 17th and 19th centuries, with the farmhouse having been refronted in the late 19th century. Constructed of coursed squared sandstone with gritstone dressings. There is a raised cruck truss to the east end of the barn embedded into the masonry of the west gable wall to the farmhouse. (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Marston, F. 1967. 'Cruck frames of Derbyshire; an interim report', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 87, pp 117-122.
  • <2> Index: NDAT. 2138. 2138.
  • <3> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. 4/3959/045.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 390 592 (27m by 9m) Centre
Civil Parish SHIRLAND AND HIGHAM, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2024 6:22AM

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