Stroat Farmhouse

Stroat Farmhouse, A48

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1099177
Date first listed:: 07-Aug-1954
List Entry Name:: Stroat Farmhouse
Statutory Address:: Stroat Farmhouse, A48

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1099177
Date first listed:: 07-Aug-1954
List Entry Name:: Stroat Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:: Stroat Farmhouse, A48

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Stroat Farmhouse, A48

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Forest of Dean (District Authority)
Parish:: Tidenham
National Grid Reference:: ST5741197942

Details

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ST 59 NE 10/207

TIDENHAM STROAT A48, (west side) Stroat Farmhouse

7.8.54

II* Farmhouse. c1600 and C19. Rendered rubble, Welsh slate roof, two large external gable stacks to right and one large gable stack, left, all with triple flues.

The main farmhouse is an L-shaped block, with return arm to the right, and principal entrance, not now used as such, at the back, in the internal corner of the L, opposite the staircase rising on the road side; a second entry on the right return, between the large stacks. A later and lower block adjoins and intercommunicates, left.

Road front is two and a half storeys, two-windowed, small C20 gabled dormers over three-light wood casements with transomes, and blank centre section of walling; at side, right, plank door in C20 glazed porch, and at back two or three-light casements, some with transom, and in a projecting full-height gabled porch a plank door with nail-heads and strap hinges in a broad moulded wood frame. The C19 block, left two storeys, two-windowed, four and three-light casement over three-light with transom, right, and blank door left.

Interior: mostly original steep A-frame roofs with high collar; tight open-well stair with heavy saddle-back handrail, square newels, some with finials, and turned ex-square balusters, approached through a contemporary haunched wood arch with dropped finial, opposite main door. Some rooms with unusually large beams with run-out chamfers, and in the passage from the side entry a large shell cupboard backing into main room (formerly perhaps a doorway); this front room over a cellar. Back room has bolection mould fireplace, and there are many broad plank doors.

Formerly a very noble property.

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Legacy System number:: 354553
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.