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Description: | PRN 47144
Grange Farm is a model farm built between 1839 and 1842 which has a very unusual fan-shaped layout, unique in Lincolnshire. It was first occupied by William Norfold who leased it from the local landowner Sir Robert Sharpe Ainsley. The fan-shaped layout includes all the usual buildings for a mixed farm e.g. barn, stables, cattle shelters and cart sheds arranged in order to maximise sunlight received by the animals in the crew yards. There were three crew yards, bounded and divided by red brick walls which have more decoration than the farm buildings themselves. The buildings were constructed of red brick with pantile roofs, probably utilising local materials. There have been numerous alterations and additions to the buildings which reflect changes in farming practises to the present day. These have also removed most of the original internal arrangements and fixtures. The buildings are now in poor condition, some derelict, and a detailed building survey was carried out prior to their conversion to residential use. The buildings were originally associated with the farmhouse to the south and the labourers' cottages to the east across the road although these are now all in separate ownership. {1}{2}{3} | Subjects: | Building | Temporal: | 1839 - 2050 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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