Court Farmhouse
COURT FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1081479
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Court Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- COURT FARMHOUSE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1081479
- Date first listed:
- 19-Aug-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Aug-1963
- List Entry Name:
- Court Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- COURT FARMHOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COURT FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Byton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 37047 64024
Details
SO 36 SE BYTON CP -
5/2 Court Farmhouse 19.8. 53
GV II
Farmhouse. C15 east wing remodelled during C16 or C17 when west cross- wing added; the cross-wing was further altered during late C19 or early C20 when roof and interior altered. Timber-framed core largely refaced with sandstone rubble, C16 or C17 wing is completely rendered and has C20 surface timbering; half-hipped tiled roof to wing, part Welsh slate, part stone slate roof to earlier wing. Earlier hall wing possibly of three bays aligned east/west with former through-passage now partially blocked, later cross-wing adjoins at west end. Large stack with bread oven at junction with cross-wing, main entrance now in west face of cross-wing with subsidiary entrance to south in earlier wing (site of former through-passage). West front: two storeys with attics and cellars; three 3-light irregularly spaced windows; left of centre late C19 or early C20 gabled porch to ground floor with contemporary ledged door. South front: gable end of cross-wing to left with skylight to attic below half hip in roof, one 3-light window below; earlier wing to right with small central 3-light window between eaves and doorway. The ground floor has 2-light windows which flank the square-headed doorway with ledged door; part of the circular bread oven protrudes to left at junction with cross-wing. Interior: the upper section of one truss is partially visible in earlier wing; this has cusped principals and may have further decorated members. The C16 inserted floor has chamfered beams. Further chamfered beams in later cross-wing with unusual decorative bracket surviving in central room of cross-wing. (RCHM, Vol III, p 320.)
Listing NGR: SO3704764024
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 149141
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire III North West, (1934), 320
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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