Building record 1128600000 - LOWER FARMHOUSE, HALTON VILLAGE

Grade II. House. Probably C17 at S. end, extended and altered c.1870 possibly by George Devey to form the principal Rothschild estate farm in the village. Imitation timber framing with roughcast infill, some red brick on irregular stone plinth to RH tiled roof with rectangular brick stack at each end having oversailing heads, large central stack with 4 elaborately moulded terracotta shafts, projecting stack to RH of centre with 2 similar shafts, inset panel below and small tiled oven projection at ground floor. 2 storeys, and LH part 2-storeys with attic, with 2 gables having shaped and fretted bargeboards and finials and 3-light leaded casements. Large enclosed gabled porch to ground floor, other windows mainly 3-light wood casements some with arched lights, 2 on RH 1st floor slightly projecting. Irregular brick stable wing to RH with 1 projecting gable, altered at N. end. Incised plaster panels representing rural scenes, those to rear elevation restored. Rothschild crest on moulded panel to RH of large chimney on front elevation. Small 2-storey gabled projection to LH of S. gable. Attached front garden wall running whole length of frontage has brick piers with offset heads and decorative brick openwork panels with ogee moulded brick coping (B1).
Planned farm (additions to original house), U-shaped behind the house, principal Rothschild estate farm in the village, not listed (B2).