Description

CLEE ST MARGARET

SO58SE Church Farmhouse
482-1/3/115
15/03/74
(Formerly Listed as:
Church Farmhouse and Barn)

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. C17 with C19 and C20 extensions. Stone
rubble with first-floor timber framing. Plain-tiled roofs.
Projecting stone stepped eaves stack to north. Integral brick
eaves chimney to west. T-shaped plan of main range and cross
wing with extension wings.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Entrance front to north with stone stack
to left and C20 entrance door with casement over to right of
main range. Projecting gable-end of cross wing to right with
C20 3-light casement below tie beam. Gable-end partly obscured
by projecting C20 single-storey extension wing. Gable-end
truss with remains of jowled post, cambered tie beam, vertical
struts, high collar, window rail, and diagonal struts set
within former window opening. Cross wing return side: framed
first floor with brick infill on dry stone coursed rubble at
ground floor. Framing of square panels with girding beam,
studs with middle rails. 2 inserted casements at first floor.
C20 3-light casement to ground floor. Rear south gable end:
C20 casement each storey with thin plain stone hoodmoulds.
Jowled post is only remaining vestige of gable truss. 4 rows
of pigeon holes with thin stone ledges in gable apex. Rear of
main range has rubble walls with C20 windows and doors. East
gable-end of main range: timber-framed with gable-end truss of
straight tie beam with single brace and 4 studs below, twin
vertical struts framing C20 casement, collar, and 3 vertical
struts over.
INTERIOR: cross wing with internal square-framed cross-frame
with deeply chamfered girding beam. Ground-floor bays with
deeply chamfered bridging beams and cross bridging beams,
plain square stops to north and ogee-stops to south bays. Main
range with plain chamfered mantlebeam with curved turn-down
stops. Plain boarded doors with creased boarded doors to
ground floor. Cross wing internal truss of braced jowled posts
with additional internal tension braces, cambered tie beam,
collar and 2 vertical struts. Main range internal truss of
straight tie beam interrupted by doorway; collar, and double
trenched purlin roof. Church Farmhouse main range connected to
C19 outbuilding wing now converted to domestic use.

Listing NGR: SO5648384357

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26663567

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