| Description | Rose Farm, Walton. 17th century stone house
'House. Mid C17. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 3 cell plan with lobby entry at junction of 2nd and 3rd cells and continuous rear outshut. Doorway with composite jambs has chamfered surround. Above is small chamfered light. 3 ground floor windows formerly of 4, 5 and 4 lights have shallow double chamfered surrounds (all lack mullions) with continuous drip mould. 1st floor windows have plain stone surrounds and wooden casements. Coped gables with ridge stack to left gable and one other at junction of 2nd and 3rd cells. Rear has 3 small 2 light windows and 2 larger windows to 1st floor which has larger coursed masonry indicating that the outshut was single storey originally. Right hand return has 4 light window with 3 light above, both under continuous hood mould. Left hand return has doorway with composite jambs and chamfered surround.
Interior: the central housebody has a large depressed Tudor arched fireplace with chamfered surround and an unusual arrangement of stop chamfered beams forming a lozenge shape. The parlour, on right, has a smaller Tudor arched fireplace and 2 chamfered spine beams. The 1st cell was the original kitchen with a fire screen against the side door with a heck post indicating that this fireplace had a fire hood originally. Timbered arcade to outshut has 3 posts with jowelled heads straight braced to arcade plate, king post trusses with single angle struts and heavily cambered tie beams of large scantling. Some reused timbers from an earlier structure'.
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 20/01/1975. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1300904. Web site accessed 16/12/2013). |