Description

SS 81 SW
3/274

WASHFORD PYNE
Lower Gatehouse Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. Mid C17. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stacks topped with
plastered brick; slate roof (thatched before fire of circa 1960). 2-room main
block facing south-east with service and stair block at right angles to rear of
centre. End stacks to main block. 2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 3-window front of
late C19-early C20 casements with glazing bars. Larger ground floor windows have
internal vertical iron security bars. Presumed original central doorway now blocked
and door now through circa 1960 outshot on left (south-west) end. Right (north-
east) end stack projects. Roof is gabled-ended. Rear block includes a variety of
casements including on first floor north-east side, a C17 oak 2-light window with
chamfered mullion and containing C19 leaded glass.
Interior appears to preserve most of C17 fabric but most features, including the
fireplaces, are blocked or plastered over. The right (north-eastern) front room has
an exposed axial beam, chamfered with scroll-nick stops. Roof not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS8100010306

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543207

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