Description

SO 8494-8594
12/128

TRYSULL AND SEISDON C.P.
THE FOLD
Meadow Croft

II

Cottage. Probably C16 with later alterations and additions. Timber framed
of cruck construction with irregularly sized panels and brick infill, and
painted brick addition; plain tile roof; brick ridge stack. L-shaped plan;
C16 range aligned north-west/south-east facing south-west; formerly comprised
a 2-bay open hall to the south-east and an upper bay to the north-west.
The south-east bay of the hall has been demolished; early C19 wing to the
south-east corner aligned north-east/south-west. South-west front. One
storey and attic; 3 bays, C20 casements, eyebrow dormers. Exposed in the
right hand gable is the former open cruck truss of the hall. Interior:
2 more cruck trusses survive making 3 in all. R.A. Meeson 'Cruck-framed
buildings at Seisdon and Armitage in Staffordshire'. South Staffordshire
Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions 1975-6 Vol. XVII pp.
75-83.

Listing NGR: SO8409694755

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566685

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)