Description

CALSTOCK METHERELL
SX 46 NW
4/134 Brooklands Farmhouse
GV II
Farmhouse. Late C18 or early C19, with later C19 additions and C20 alterations.
Slatestone rubble with brick dressings. Slate roof with ridge tiles and gable ends.
Gable end stacks with brick shafts.
Plan: Large 2-room plan with central entrance, each room heated from a gable end
stack . In the mid C19, a wing of one-room plan was added to rear right, heated from
a stack at the right side. At about the same time, a second wing was added to rear
left, also of one-room plan with a stack at the left side.
Exterior: 2 storeys, symmetrical 5-window front with attic. Ground floor has central
6-panelled door ; to left a 12-pane sash with sidelights and blocked window, to right
two 12-pane sashes, all with segmental brick arches, probably early C19. At first
floor all windows are early C19 12-pane sashes with segmental brick arches. Attic
has 3 gabled dormers, all with 12-pane sashes. At the right side in the rear wing,
there is a C20 door at ground floor leading to a lateral corridor, and a 3-pane light
with margin glazing at first floor. Left side blind. At the rear, the wing to left
has a 2-storey canted bay with 12-pane sashes with cambered arches at each floor.
12-pane sash at ground and first floor to right and a 2-light casement in the attic
gable end. The wing to right is rendered, and also has a 2-storey canted bay to
right with 12-pane sashes at ground and first floor. Stair light with margin glazing
to left. Single storey C20 porch enclosing the central rear door.
Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX4092169601

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26451876

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