Description

HEWELSFIELD BROCKWEIR SO 50 SW 5/46 Malt House (formerly 7.8.54 listed as Old Malt House) - II* Dwelling and workshop or store, sometime malt house, now dwelling and pottery. C15 or C16, C19 and C20. Original block in sandstone rubble with some carving on the principal south front, remainder painted rubble, all roofs concrete tile. A two-storey original C15 or C16 block with gable to road, with later 2½ storey building forming an L, and C19 infil to interior of L. The oldest block with an entry at the upper level by external steps. The original building gabled, with one stone gable stack, and a second stone stack at 45° in the junction with L-extension. Main front is 2 storeys with at first floor a pointed cusped single light in square head with drip, then two 2-light C19 casements with bars and between these a C20 door in 4-centred opening to square head with drip - all the stone detail in soft sandstone very badly worn; at ground floor a rectangular light, left, and a small single light in chamfered opening, right, with flight of stone steps to upper door between. Gable return left, 2½ storeys with small rectangular casement in worn stone surround in gable, over a 2-light casement with bars and in extreme outer corner a pointed cusped light with square head and drip, all badly worn over two C20 casements at ground floor and a central wide plank deep set door in 4-centre opening formed from two large stones as lintol. To left, slightly set forward, a two storey 2-windowed wing with 2-light C19 casements with horizontal bars and wood lintols and stone cills, central 4-panel moulded door to C20 porch. Return front, to main road, is two small gables and one large gable, various openings including a C20 shop front, left, two small casements in chamfered surrounds, right, and to left of the principal gable a C16 stone door opening to 4-centred head, chamfered including jambs. 4-bay roof with 2 purlins. Interior: original block much modified, has walls c700mm thick, and some wattle and daub partitioning in the open gable to the return block, and an open bressummer fire with large square stone lintol over carved and moulded stone cheeks; the return block includes a right spiral stone stair in cylindrical well and stone paved passage from C16 doorway. A stone doorway gives from internal staircase to the upper level of the original building. A complex historical growth, externally still of significance; dates of 1360 and 1514 for the original block and later wing have been suggested by the occupant.

Listing NGR: SO5398001141

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