Description

WINFORTON CP WINFORTON SO 24 NE 5/130 Winforton Court 19.8.53 GV II Farmhouse, now house. C16, altered and part rebuilt C17, with further mid- to late C19 and late C20 alterations. Timber-framed with rendered infill, part refaced in brick and rubble with slate roofs and brick stacks. H-plan; main range of three framed bays with external rubble chimney on south side. The west cross-wing is also of three framed bays and probably rebuilt; the east cross-wing is original and of three or four framed bays. Two storeys and attic. Framing: main part and west wing refaced in rubble at ground floor level and have three rows of square or rectangular panels at first floor level. East wing has collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars and struts at gable ends. East wing has painted brick and rubble refacing at ground floor level, two rows of close-set studding at first floor level and similar roof trusses; the south truss has only one collar and a swept V-strut above it. The framing at the north end and the truss above have decorative herringbone struts. North front elevation: windows are all C19 casements. Main range has a ground floor 3-light window with a plank weathering, three first floor cross- casements and a restored lean-to timber-framed porch in the east angle with a renewed shaped doorhead. Within the porch the main entrance has retained its moulded architrave and nail-studded door with moulded fillets and strap hinges. East cross-wing gable end has a 3-light window on both main floors and an attic light with a plank weathering, West cross-wing gable end has a ground floor 3-light window, a first floor cross-casement and an attic light; all have plank weatherings. There is a cross-casement on the first floor in the angle with the main range and a blocked ground floor window. The east side elevation has a continuous lean-to outshut with a catslide roof and which has a C20 casement at its north end. Interior is recorded to have an early C17 staircase. (RCHM, III, p 213, item 3; BoE, p 323).

Listing NGR: SO2963946997

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