Highthorn Farm, Wide Lane, Wymeswold (Locally Listed)

Geo: 52.8008, -1.0618
Date ListedThu 17th June, 2004
CategoryLocally Listed Building
AddressHighthorn Farm Wide Lane Wymeswold LE12 6SE
GradeLocally Listed
Grid ReferenceSK6334722993
Description

Farm. Cluster of Barns, Stables and Cottages containing paved yard. Also unremarkable Late C20 Highthorn Lodge. Farm buildings perhaps late C18 in origin. Vernacular styling. Part mellow red brick, part render. Pitched roofs, mainly slate but parts covered with red clay pantiles or Swithland slate. Part single and part 2 storey. Extensive C20 ?improvements?, generally sympathetic but let down by a number of inappropriate replacement doors and ?lean to? entrance porch with poorly matched brickwork. Generally brick arched openings. One cottage features good quality replacement horizontal sliding sash windows.

The description above describes the salient features of the building as it was at the date of listing. It is given in order to aid identification; it is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive.