Description

BRADNINCH
SS 90 NE
4/11
- Wishays Farmhouse
II
-
Farmhouse. C17 with later alterations. Cob and stone mix, plastered, under
gabled-end slate roof. Formerly a 3-room cross passage plan, with the lower-end to
the right of passage; axial stack at upper end of the Hall; 2 end stacks, both
formerly external. 2 storeys.
Front: 5 window range; 1st floor : two 2-light C19 casement windows to the left-
hand side, 8 panes per light with crown glass; two 12-pane hornless sash windows
and 1 of 12 panes, all with margin panes, crown glass and coloured panes to each
corner. Ground-floor: a 2-light casement window (as above) to either side of left-
hand door with C19 bead-mould surround; main door (to former passage), panelled
and glazed under gabled slate-roofed timber porch, between 12-pane hornless sash
windows as above.
Right-hand elevation: 1 tiny inglenook window and a 1 and 2-light casement window
with 4 and 8 leaded panes respectively. C19 3-light casement window to left-hand
elevation.
Rear: 1st floor: three 3-light C19 casement windows with glazing bars, 1 with 12
leaded panes to outer lights; one 4-light window with margin panes to stairwell,
and a single-light window; ground-floor : 1 wide, planked door; 4 C19 3-light
windows, 1 with 8 leaded panes to each light; a fifth retains its earlier
chamfered timber mullions. The house is notable for its attractive C19 and earlier
windows.
Interior: remains of large right-hand end fireplace with bressumer extending the
entire width of the room; chamfered beam with hollow step stops. Between hall and
passage are the remains of a plank and muntin screen; also in hall, a beam with
cyma recta and concave moulding. Roof space not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS9925805586

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26593767

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