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Coxgreen Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Enville, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4741 / 52°28'26"N

Longitude: -2.2873 / 2°17'14"W

OS Eastings: 380584

OS Northings: 286280

OS Grid: SO805862

Mapcode National: GBR 097.Y9K

Mapcode Global: VH91F.92PP

Plus Code: 9C4VFPF7+J3

Entry Name: Coxgreen Farmhouse

Listing Date: 27 June 1963

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1278509

English Heritage Legacy ID: 405613

ID on this website: 101278509

Location: Coxgreen, South Staffordshire, DY7

County: Staffordshire

District: South Staffordshire

Civil Parish: Enville

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Enville St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


ENVILLE C.P. COXGREEN
SO 88 NW
8/23 Coxgreen Farmhouse
27.6.63
II
Farmhouse. C14 or C15 core, extended in the early C17, outer walls rebuilt in
the mid-C17. C17 red brick replacing original timber framing, early C17 timber
framed extension with brick infill; plain tile roof; brick lateral stack and ridge
stack with lozenge section shafts. Aligned north-east/south-west facing north-
east; front projecting north-east wing contains the remains of the medieval
service wing, the line of the cross passage survives in the hall range immediately
to the south-west. Rear projecting south-west wing is probably an early C17
extension of the former parlour wing; front wing contemporary with the rebuilding
of the outer walls. 2 storeys and gable-lit attic with 3-storey gabled wing to
right of centre capped by a corbelled chimney stack with twisted shaft; roof of
main house catslides over north-east wing to left. Roughly 1:2:1:2 bays, cement,
rendered brick chamfer mullioned windows with rebated frames, that to first floor
right is blind. C20 door to the left within a C17 surround with Tudor-arch;
this gives access to the former cross-passage. North-east wing to the left
retains the right hand corner post up to first floor level with a tension brace in
the right hand return, and a first floor bressumer on which rest the ends of
the first floor joists; otherwise rebuilt in brick. C17 gabled wing to the
rear: 2 storeys, close-studding with middle rail to the ground floor, square
panels to first floor with straight braces, the first floor has a jettied gable
end. C20 casements in C19 openings. Interior. Mid-C17 open well staircase
with panelled closed string, turned balusters, heavy newel finials and perforated
pendants. Exposed timber framing the south-west wall of the north-east wing
incorporating a blocked doorway with triangular head which formerly led from
the cross-passage to the service wing. The surviving medieval bay of the north-
wing has cross beams with wide chamfers and heavy joists laid flat, several
early C17 doors with moulded and patterned battens. In the south-east bay
of the C17 timber framed wing, the ground floor room has a large open fireplace
with massive chamfered bressumer; the first floor room has early C17 wall panelling,
the fireplace opening is flanked by fluted Ionic pilasters and has a carved frieze;
above are 2 panels, both inscribed with the initials C
linked by the marriage knot. F E


Listing NGR: SO8058486280

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