Description

ALLENSMORE CP - SO 43 NE 3/12 Little Cobhall Farmhouse 20.10.52 - II Farmhouse. Possibly C15 with early C17 and later alterations. Rendered timber-frame, Welsh slate roof and brick stacks. L-plan with one arm pro- jecting roughly westwards, the other northwards. East/west wing has two storeys; north/south wing, one storey and attic. West elevation has one window, a 3-light early C19 casement to gable front under blocked segmental head. Ground floor has two more such windows, one to left and one in gable front. Entry in mid-C20 porch with contemporary door immediately to left of gable. Mid-C19 lean-to extension to right hand side. Interior has one pair of cruck blades without collar, though with peg-holes for arch braces, visible in roof of north/south range. In the principal room beneath, the moulded base of one blade springs from east wall. The same room has a large stone fireplace and heavy chamfered beams dividing the ceiling into panels. (RCHM, Vol I, p 18).

Listing NGR: SO4514836019

External Links

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