Listed Building: MARDLE HOUSE (282378)

LOUND THE STREET TM 59 NW 2/27 Mardle House (formerly 27.11.54 listed as Mardle Farmhouse) II Former farmhouse. C17 with considerable alterations of C18 and later. Colourwashed brick, roof of glazed black pantiles. 2 storeys and attic. 4 windows, flush-frame sashes with glazing bars under cambered arches. The entrance doorway has an inset 6-panel raised and fielded door, reeded pilasters and an entablature with reeded frieze. Wooden modillion eaves cornice. 2 small mid C20 dormers. Gable stacks, that to the right external; a further external stack set against the rear wall. Single-storey 2-bay wing to right, formerly the farm office. Original gabled wing to rear, together with later additions. In the left hand ground floor room there is a C17 fireplace with depressed arch and moulded square surround. 2 mid C19 bedroom fireplaces, each with half-round reeded columns, a reeded frieze and cast iron grate. C19 stair. A C17 moulded ground floor bridging beam has been halved longitudinally and re-used. Listing NGR: TM5040699296