Building record MLI86780 - Farmyard to the North of the Firs, Blankney Road, Scopwick
Summary
The Firs farm, north of Scopwick, is a mid-nineteenth century model farm.
Type and Period (6)
- FARM (Post Medieval to Modern - 1820 AD to 2050 AD)
- BARN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1820 AD to 2050 AD)
- COW HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1820 AD to 2050 AD)
- STABLE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1820 AD to 2050 AD)
- DOVECOTE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1820 AD to 2050 AD)
- CREW YARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1820 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The Firs is an impressive mid-nineteenth century model farm, built for Henry Chaplin of Blankney, replacing a smaller and inadequate set of buildings in the village centre. {1}{2}
The buildings include a barn, cowsheds, stables and pigeoncote, constructed of coursed limestone rubble with red brick dressings and a slate roof. There is a very large threshing barn to the north. To the south of the barn are three lower ranges, with three crewyards between, linked to the south by walls and gates. The east stable range has alternating stable doors and shuttered windows. The central range of cowsheds has a tall pigeoncote at the south end. The south wall either side has 12 brick arched pig feeding troughs. The west range contains cowsheds. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {3}
Scopwick House (The Firs), Scopwick. Partially extant 19th century farmstead. Regular courtyard of E plan. The farmhouse is detached from the main working complex. There has been a partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings. Located within a Church and/or Manor farm group. Large modern sheds are located to the side of the site. {4}
A historic building survey was undertaken to inform the proposed conversion of the farm buildings at the Firs to residential use. The surveyed buildings included the main complex, as well as a probable former farmworker's cottage to the west of the main complex, and a former cart shed to the east. The cottage was a single storey building of limestone rubble with bullnosed red brick quoins and red brick detail on its openings, under a pitched gabled slate roof. The cart shed was a single storey nine bay building open to the east, also of limestone rubble under a pitched slate roof. The western end of the north elevation had at some point been rebuilt using concrete breezeblock. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). page 627.
- <2> SLI9583 Bibliographic Reference: Neil R. Wright. 2004. Lincolnshire's Industrial Heritage - A Guide. NK11-12.
- <3> SLI7497 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 5/32 (385.001).
- <4> SLI15702 Digital Archive: English Heritage / Historic England. 2015. Greater Lincolnshire Farmsteads Project. 6266.
- <5> SLI17707 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2018. Farm Outbuildings at Scopwick House, Scopwick. PCAS Site Code: SHBB 18.
- <6> SLI17708 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2018. Farm Outbuildings at Scopwick House, Scopwick. LCNCC: 2018.41.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 06614 58408 (93m by 66m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SCOPWICK, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Farm Outbuildings at Scopwick House, Scopwick (ELI13915)
- Event - Survey: Site visit to The Firs farm, Scopwick (ELI5405)
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Record last edited
Oct 17 2023 4:17PM
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