Description

STOKE PRIOR CP AND STOKE PRIOR SO 55 NW STOKE PRIOR (DET) CP 2/111 Wall End Farmhouse GV II Farmhouse. Circa 1600, altered and extended C18 and mid-c19; restored late C20. Timber-framed with rendered infill on rubble base, painted brick replacement walling and machine-tiled roofs with rebuilt C20 brick stacks. L-plan; main range of four framed bays aligned north-east/south-west, (two southernmost bays are formed from a converted outbuilding). A single-bay wing adjoins the north-west side of the north-easternmost bay. There is a large chimney at the junction of this wing and the main range, also in the adjoining bay and an external C20 rubble chimney has been built at the south-west end. The cross-wing is of two framed bays and is situated at the north-east end. An external rubble chimney adjoining its north-east side is partly enclosed by a lean-to outshut. Two storeys and attic. Framing: four rows of panels from sill to wall-plate with short straight braces in some upper corners. Single-bay wing has a tie-beam truss with latticed struts at its gable end. North-west gable end of cross-wing has an altered collar and tie-beam truss with struts. North-west front elevation: windows are all C20 wood-mullioned replacements. Main range has a 2-light window and a 3-light window with a transom on the ground floor, two 2-light windows and a 4-light window with a transom on the first floor and there is a large 3-light window with two transoms at the gable end of the single-bay wing. Main entrance situated adjacent to single-bay wing has a c20 gabled timber-framed porch and a door with a four-centred head. There is a large cowl on the roof ridge. The cross-wing gable end has a 2-light window and a 3-light window with a transom on the ground floor, a 3-light first floor window-and an attic light. Interior: several chamfered main ceiling beams: Large fireplaces are retained. There are two original wood mullioned windows (now blocked) visible on the first floor of the side elevation of the cross-wing and also one original window on the ground floor of the main range. (RCHM, Herefs III, p 188, item 13).

Listing NGR: SO5240156538

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