Fargate Farmhouse - Main Street - Tur Langton, Leicestershire - Thatch Cottages on Waymarking.com

Fargate Farmhouse, a thatched cottage on Main Street, Tur Langton.

"Fargate Farm dates from early in the 17th century and is the only surviving timberframed house in the village. It has a later mudwalled bay and an adjoining outhouse containing a re-used beam inscribed 'A.H. 1693'."

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"TUR LANGTON SP79 SW HIGH STREET (North Side) 7/102 Fargate Farmhouse II Cottage. C17, with C18 addition. Timber framed with brick nogging, and mud walling in part . Corrugated iron roof covering thatch and 2 brick ridge stacks. 1 1/2 storeys of 2 centre-opening 3-light casements. 2 similar eyebrow dormers over. Plank door to far left. On left end a 1st floor 2-light horizontal sliding sash. 2 wall posts visible on cottage front and further fragments of framing to rear. On right end a 1 storey extension of red brick with Swithland slate roof. Inside this is said to be a re-used beam inscribed 'A.H. 1693'."

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Instructions for Visiting a Waymark: To claim a find, you must submit a photo of the cottage, taken from a different angle to the one shown on the page. The photo should show at least one of the walls of the cottage in full, and preferably it should show some of the surrounding landscape or buildings. Roof Type: Roof has Straw covering Wall Type: Walls are constructed from Stone Construction Date: 17th Century Building Rating: Related web site if known: [Web Link] Location: Fargate Farmhouse Main St Tur Langton, Leicestershire England Parking: Not Listed

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