Description

ST4727 ST0KE SUB HAMDON CP WINDSOR LANE (North side)
7/343 East Stoke Farmhouse, and farm
buildings attached, and front
boundary walling
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GV II
Detached farmhouse. C17 origins, largely remodlled in 1860s stone ashlar facade, coursed rubble to sides and
rear; Welsh slate roof between stepped coped gables; tall circular ashlar chimney stacks on square bases. Two storeys
with attics, 4 bays. Chanfer-mullioned and transomed windows with labels, 2-light above and 3-light below,the lower
label continuous and stepped up over windows, and arched over the doorway to lower bay 2, which has a pointed
segmental-arched doorway with pair of toplights over; coped gabels with obelisk finials to bays 1, 3 and 4, that to bay
3 larger, with small rectangular window, under which is a plaque with a circular wreath and a tile insert with black
dragon crest. Lean-to extension at rear. Interior not seen, but reported is in inner doorway dated over 1698. Attached
to west gable a long crosswing projecting front and rear, tall single-storey mostly, with loft door in south gable, and
further extension westwards, with various farm uses. Attached to south-east corner of crosswing, and returning back to
south-east corner of house, the boundary walling, possibly C18, in ashlar with thin coping, and sweeps up to ball
finials opposite house doorway, early C16 iron gate: the whole adding to the completeness of setting of the farm
complex. (VCH, vol III, 1974).

Listing NGR: ST4840617604

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26410562

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