Listed Building: HOME FARM HOUSE (108425)

SY 99 NW MORDEN HIGHER STREET, SOUTH SIDE 3/147 Home Farm House 24/3/71 (Formerly listed as East GV Morden Farmhouse) II* Attached house. Late C16 origin, altered in C18 and C19. Walls originally of ironstone rubble, part refaced in brick in C18 and raised in brick in C19. Slate roof. Brick end and central stacks - the central stack with recessed panels. 2 storeys. 3-room and cross-passage plan - possibly originally a long-house. Panelled door in early C18 moulded brick surround with entablature. Ground floor has 3 ovolo-mullioned timber windows with casements (one of these a C20 copy). First floor has 4 casement windows with glazing bars. Lower extension at east end, of brick, with slate roof. C18 2-storeyed rear wing of brick, with slate roof. Internally, the parlour - at west end - has an original open fireplace with moulded stone j ambs and timber lintol. Also considerable remains of wall paintings of c 1600 - biblical texts in panels with strapwork borders. Hall has simpler open fireplace. Cast iron pump at rear of house. RCHM Monument 6. Graded II* for wall paintings. Listing NGR: SY9164395570

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Nov 1 2006 5:38PM