Higher House
Location/Address
Dairy House Lane, Dunham Massey WA14 5RD
Type
Description
HER 7696.1.0
On Swire & Hutchings 1829 map (4). Tithe Map 1838: "Higher Houses", consists of 1 oblong building to W of Pike Lane, & 1 L-shaped building with small square outhouse to NE, on other side of lane. In apportionment as "Upper House, Garden etc", implying that oblong building is not yet divided (1). OS 1848: site shown, not named (2). OS 1873: oblong building possibly divided into cottages. Site possibly part of small community at the junction with Green Lane & Pike Lane (3). OS 1983: site appears like a farm but is much larger. Pike Lane (that once passed through the farm) not present. Farmhouse with front elevation to S. Rendered, brick & slate roof, 2 end gable chimneys. 3 upper windows, central canopied door. Outbuildings with ridge chimney & 2 end gable windows.
Dwelling house of c.1800. Built of red brick and now heavily rendered. Double pile, two-storey, detached with single-storey extension to rear. Later, c.1940, pre-fabricated extension with single pitch roof to E elevation, adapted for use by the RAF during the Second World War.
Gable roof, slate covered, with red ridge tiles, barge boards. Iron gutters and down pipes. Chimneys are inside at gables and have red and blue machine brick dressing and oversailing. Varied yellow tile pots. Kitchen extension has slated, hipped roof and tall, decorative, 2-stack chimneys. Re-roofed c.1910 as part of 'Stamford' period rebuilding.
Statement of Significance
Age
18th / early 19th century
Date Listed
14 Jun 2022
Last Updated
21 May 2022
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