Penkhull Village Conservation Area Appraisal - Stoke-on-Trent City ...

and brick stack at junction of rear wings. T-shaped plan with rear wing having lean-to to its E andmid C19 block extending at right angles to W. 2-storeys. 4-window S front with lintels over halfglazedmid C19 panelled door and horned glazing bar sashes (3/6 to first floor, 6/6 below); similarsashes to mid C19 canted bay window on right. Late C19 and C20 timber casements to rear,except E elevation which has 3/6-pane sash and, to gable end of rear cross wing, stepped lintelover small-paned timber casement.Interior: the interior has been little altered since the C19. Features include late C18 mouldedcornicing and joinery, including panelled doors and shutters in moulded architraves with originalfitments. Simple classical fireplaces with late C18 and mid C19 cast iron grates, that to parlourhaving mid C19 overmantle mirror. Panelled earth closet. Stairhall with elliptical arch on mouldedbrackets: fine staircase with moulded balusters to open-string and wreathed handrail.History: the house probably dates from soon after 1780, when Josiah Spode II leased the farm. Itchanged ownership in 1830 with the sale of farm stock to John Smith, and was bought by JohnPilkington in 1855.35