Description

CHURCH STRETTON

SO49NE ALL STRETTON
1312-1/2/34 (South side)
04/07/52 Old Hall Farmhouse, Star Lane

II

Farmhouse. c1600 with later alterations. Painted timber frame
with painted brick infill panels and some painted imitation
timber frame, cement rendered to rear. Plain-tile roofs with
overhanging verges, central stone ridge stack with triple
square brick shafts, rendered brick integral eaves stack.
T-shaped plan of 3-bay main range and 2-bay cross wing.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, cross wing lower. North-east front has
main range to left, cross wing to right. Main range of 3
framed bays of square framing 2 panels high over first-floor
girding beam, and rectangular panelling below 2 panels high.
Straight tension brace to left, three 2-light casements at
first floor, central C19 door under lean-to tiled porch and
3-light casement to right. Left-hand return gable cement
rendered with single casement.
Cross wing gable-end truss of cambered tie beam and collar
with 6 vertical struts below and twin swept raking struts
above; jettied chamfered bressumer set on simple ogee-curved
brackets with close studded framing on each floor which
incorporates at each corner post on each floor a straight
tension and arch brace forming a diagonal pattern. 2-light
wood casement at first floor and original face-fixed mullion
window at ground floor.
Diagonal tension and arch bracing with close studded framing
repeated on the short left-hand return side and the 2-bay long
right-hand return side. Rear side of main range and end gable
of cross wing covered with cement render with C20 mostly metal
casements.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO4604995278

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26663179

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Recommended Books

• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)