Building record 1877/1 - Greenlooms

Greenlooms, Martins Lane. Farmhouse later C16, extended soon after & rewalled early C18. Partly timber framed, partly washed brick on sandstone plinth, slate roof & 2 massive brick chimneys. 2-roomed, then L-shaped plan, 1- storey & attic,3-bay front. Wooden casements. Wing to rear shows timber small-framing & has 2 iron casements, large domed brick oven against rear wall. Internal: Entry into hall with inglenook fireplace. Spice cupboard openings behind brick structures (probably cheese ovens) flanking fireplace. Partition wall has oak wainscotting with Jacobean-carved top rail. Two 6-panelled doors with reeded rails lead into rooms divided by a timber-framed partition. Against fireplace is a winding stair with an octagonal newel which divides to give access to the 2 wings. Roof trusses of tiebeam & 2 diagonal struts & wind-braced purlins. To rear, kitchen has another inglenook fireplace with chamfered bressumer & ceiling beam. Full architectural description (1).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /2/4 (Report). SCH1934.