Building record 1993/1 - Rock Farmhouse

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 55409 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Rock Farmhouse, Ince Lane. Mid seventeenth century possibly on earlier core and dated internally 1626. Little altered. Brick. Formerly limewashed, timber framed with brick nogging at rear. Slate roof, stone dressings and plinth. Two storeys and cellars, lobby entrance. Front facade is now flush with recess at ground floor whose rear wall may indicate original position of front wall. Timber casements below flush brick arches, central ground floor window is recessed and has timber lintel below brick arch. Door is recessed behind opening with flush quoins. Interior: Stop chamfered and ovolo moulded beams. Over cross-wing fireplace is moulded rectangular hood. Bressumer to main inglenook is stop chamfered and supported on outer pier with chamfered pedestal, panel decorated with alternating raised circles and lozenges in raised moulding. Inscription and date - 1626. Rear inglenook bressumer is stop chamfered. Full architectural description.