Description

WRIGHTINGTON CARR HOUSE LANE(off)
SD 51 SW
5/91 Copyhold Farmhouse

22-2-1967 II

House. 1659 with C19 alterations. Brick on sandstone rubble plinth with
sandstone dressings, and stone slate roof now coated with bitumen. Lobby-
entry plan with 2-storey porch and with cross-wing at right (north-east).
2 storeys with attic. To the left of the porch there is a blocked window
on each floor. Between them is a lozenge pattern in projecting bricks. To
the right of the porch there is a tall C19 window with plain reveals on each
floor. The front wall of the cross-wing is of one bay and has been rebuilt in
sandstone. The windows have plain stone surrounds except for an attic window
which has plain reveals. The porch has a 1st floor window with plain reveals and
a doorway with plain brick reveals and a stone lintel inscribed: 'OHM 1659'.
At the rear an outshut has a blocked 2-light brick-mullioned window. The rear
wall of the cross-wing has 4 windows with brick labels.

Interior: The housepart contains a large decorative plaster wall panel in deep
relief covering much of the cross-wall at the upper end, opposite the former
firehood. The area covered in some 10ft in width by 8ft in height and consists of a bold design of a central fleur-de-lys in a cartouche flanked by cornucopiae with a human face at the bottom and what appears to be a crude animal head at the top. To L and R of this are decorated urns with pendants, both topped by fleurs, with vines emerging from the urns to fill the field between the major features. There are human heads in profile beneath the central design. The vines extend from the L urn across the adjacent doors to the staircase lobby and rear entrance, but are interrupted by a modern inserted timber wall. The main design descends from ceiling height to a depth of 4ft 2ins with a panelled frieze 1ft 11ins deep below, which is 1ft 10ins above floor level. The whole is well-preserved, and a rare survival. Other interior points: two spiral newel staircases; 1/4 round beams.

Listing NGR: SD5398813821

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26330512

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
• 
  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)