Listed Building: GROVE FARMHOUSE (281429)

ASHFIELD CUM THORPE GROVE LANE TNM 26 SW 5/5 Grove Farmhouse - II Farmhouse. In 2 main phases, both C16; rear stair wing of early C17, now incorporated in later lean-to additions. Timber framed, the front and right gable end roughcast-rendered, the remainder plastered. Pantiled roof. Each section comprises 2 cells, that to the right slightly recessed and lower, and probably the later end. 2 storeys with attic in left section. Various casement windows, those to the left mostly of C19 date; mid C20 metal-framed windows to right. Lobby entrance: C19 6-panel door, the upper 2 panels glazed; flat-roofed open porch on square timber posts. Mid C20 door to left. Central axial stack, set at end of right section: lower portion of shaft is original, the upper part rebuilt C19. Small late stack on outside of left gable end. Interior. Left section has good full-height studding with curved wall braces and blocked diamond-mullioned windows. Cambered tie beams with heavy arched braces. On the ground floor the ceiling of the main room has a chamfered bridging beam and heavy plain joists. Plain crown-post roof with largely unbraced collar purlin. In the right hand section, some plain studding with S-shaped wall braces. Unmodernised service chamber to extreme right has 2 blocked diamond-mullioned windows and remains of black paintwork on the timbers, probably original. Ground floor structure largely concealed and service partition removed. Behind the stack is a newel stair, substantially original, in a small addition with a well-preserved ovolo- mullioned window. Listing NGR: TM2007463575