Building record MNT27266 - Portland House (Framesmith's Lodge)

Summary

HOUSE (Victorian); OUTBUILDING (Victorian)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 49791 53471 (19m by 16m)
Map sheet SK45SE
District Ashfield
Civil Parish Annesley, Ashfield

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

These buildings are of architectural rarity and association. According to the 1851 Census, John Binkley was the Framesmith, who employed one man. Its other historic cottage industries include a butcher shop, forge and dairy. (1)
Main house and attached outbuilding: Main house brick built in Flemish bond Upper floor winodws have stone sills and lintels. Dogtooth eaves, and dogtooth to gable ends, under slate roof. Groundfloor has modern bow window and tripartite window. Original porch has header bond to the gable and dogtooth eaves under slate roof; small windows to the side walls of the porch have stone headers and sills. Low brick-built roadside boundary wall. 2 gable end stacks. Rear single-storey extension has slate roof. Outbuilding: Brick built on a stone plinth. Corbelled eaves with stone band under and pantile roof (now under solar panels). Ground floor windows are under true brick arches. Stone built extension under a pantile roof the the gable end. All windows visible from the road now Upvc. (J Buckley, 2020 Observation from Street View Image 2016).
Nominated Site for Local Listing By Ashfield DC (ADC Ref: 925). (1)


<1> Ashfield District Council, Ashfield Local List (Document). SNT4755.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Document: Ashfield District Council. Ashfield Local List.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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