Description

CLUNBURY C.P. TWITCHEN
SO 37 NE
8/99 Moor House
-
GV II

Farmhouse. Early C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber
framed with rendered and painted brick infill on rubblestone and brick
plinth, partly replaced in brick to front on ground floor where painted
black and white in imitation; concrete tile roof. L-plan comprising
hall range of 2 framed bays with flush 2-bay cross-wing projecting to
rear. One storey and attic to hall range, 2 storeys to cross-wing.
Framing: square and rectangular panels, 3 from cill to wall-plate, with
short straight braces to rear gable of cross-wing. Collar and tie beam
end trusses, rear gable with upper and lower collars and V-struts from
upper collar, front gable with intersecting bracing; V-struts from collar
to gable end of hall range but tie beam removed. Late C20 casement-
fenestration, one on each floor to front gable of cross-wing and 2 to
ground floor of hall range, which also has 2 contemporary gabled eaves
dormers on each side. Late C20 neo-Georgian door to far right of hall
range. Massive external lateral stepped brick stack to right wall of
cross-wing has top rebuilt in late C20 red brick. Integral lateral
rubblestone stack to back wall of hall range formerly had projecting bread
oven, recently removed at time of resurvey (September 1986). Small C19
casement with contemporary shutter in panel of framing to left. Interior:
timber frame exposed on both ground and first floors, including square
panels to cross wall of cross-wing. Chamfered ceiling beams to ground floor.
Large partly infilled inglenook fireplace to cross-wing. Collar and tie
beam trusses visible on first floor, centre truss of cross-wing with V-
struts from collar. Full-length C20 brick and timber lean-to in angle to
rear is not of special architectural interest.

Listing NGR: SO3692778989

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648527

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