Description

GLOUCESTER

SO81NW ST SWITHUN'S ROAD, Hempsted
844-1/3/446 (South side)
Church Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Mid/late C16 with C18 and early C19 alterations,
including additional bay to left of c1800-1820 (shown on print
of 1820). Stucco, over timber frame in part, and on brick;
end-gabled roof with C20 pantiles replacing earlier tiles, two
hipped roof dormers, two brick stacks. A long range with early
C19 narrower extension to south (left).
EXTERIOR: two storeys and attic; the front with irregular
fenestration on both floors; late C19 entrance porch towards
left hand end with shallow open gable and glazing to upper
part; on the ground floor on each side of porch are late C20
windows in openings with infilled segmental arched heads; all
other windows late C20.
INTERIOR: retains good features. Stop-chamfered beams (with
variety of scrolled and notched stops) to both floors and
plank doors with strap hinges; the centre room (the left hand
room of the original two-unit plan) has inglenook fireplace
with bread oven; collar-truss roof with curved bracing and
trenched purlins.

Listing NGR: SO8140816957

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26561654

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Care and Repair