Building record 1842/0/1 - Laurel Farmhouse

Laurel Farmhouse, Tarporley Road. Formerly farmhouse, now house. Early C17 with new front and extensions of early C19. Partly timber framed with brick nogging on stone plinth, partly English garden wall bond orange brick. Thatched roof and a central brick chimney. Two-room lobby-entry plan. One-storey and attic, three-bay front. End bays have wooden casements. Central board door with iron strap hinges. Timber framing in gable ends. Interior: Entry against baffle, room to right has small inglenook with oak bressumer and chamfered ceiling beam. Room to left has corner fireplace. Stairs behind stack. Trusses of tiebeam with two diagonal struts and wind braced purlins. Timber framing complete on three walls. Full architectural description (1).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /5/27 (Report). SCH1934.