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Building record MDR6459 - The Birks Farmhouse (site of), Whitwell

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  • (Georgian - 1730 AD? to 1760 AD?)

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SK 54787682 The Birks. Medieval (?) double pile house. Derelict building owned by DCC. Has a 18th Cent. Front facing a 16th Cent. Double pile building. (1-2) Original NDAT reference to derelict double pile yeoman's house, and gives c.1600 as date. (2a) Sold by DCC to private farmer. Application to demolish outbuildings, including the C16 outbuilding. The application went to appeal and permission for demolition was granted in 1983. (2b)

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  • <1> Index: NDAT. 2046. 2046.
  • <2b> Listed Building File: The Birks Farmhouse. 5/5476/165.
  • <2> Verbal communication: Dolby M, curator at Doncaster Museum.

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Grid reference Centred SK 5478 7682 (10m by 10m) (Centre)
Civil Parish WHITWELL, BOLSOVER, DERBYSHIRE

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Jun 12 2017 4:41PM

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