Description

SP 8607, SP 8707 WENDOVER TRING ROAD
south side
10/289
11/289 No.4 Bank Farmhouse
25/10/51
GV II*
House. c1700 altered with C15 wing altered C16. Red brick with
some vitreous headers, chequer pattern to north gable. Tile hanging
to south gable. Old tiled roofs, brick end stacks with brick gable
parapets with moulded tile copings and corbelled kneelers. Two
gabled dormers with 2-light basements. Deep moulded eaves cornice.
Two storeys and attic. First floor band moulded gauged brick.
West elevation has 4 bays with half bays at each end, the former
window openings blocked or altered, gauged brick flat arches to ground
floor. Two C18 4-pane wide sashes inserted to each floor, central
6-panel door(2 upper panels glazed) in heavy frame under flat hood with
moulded cornice at level of band course. North east wing has projecting
chimney stack to north elevation, 2-light casement to RH. East gable
has 3-light leaded ground floor window, blocked door and door to LH,
modern 3-light upper casement. South east wing has timber framed and
brick gable to south elevation, 1-storey lean-to below, tall brick chimney
to RH at junction with 2-storey brick outbuilding with old tiled roof.
North gable of this building has timber framing and brick, door at
upper level, door and small window to ground floor. Interior North east
wing has one complete bay and two trusses of the C15 hall. Principle
timbers have hollow moulded chamfers. West truss is fully arch-
braced, east truss altered. One complete bay of delicate wind bracing
forming gothic arches. Ground floor room has richly moulded C16 cross
beams to ceiling. Late C17/early C18 staircase in west range with closed
string and twisted balusters. One 1st floor chimneypiece and some old
doors also of this period. Outbuilding attached to south-east corner
has heavy close-set floor joists.
RCHM I.p.311. MON.47

Listing NGR: SP8705507918

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535838

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