Upper Court
UPPER COURT, A 438
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1099497
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Upper Court
- Statutory Address:
- UPPER COURT, A 438
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1099497
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Upper Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- UPPER COURT, A 438
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:
- UPPER COURT, A 438
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Clifford
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 24417 45400
Details
SO 24 NW CLIFFORD CP A 438 (east side)
1/71 Upper Court
29/9/52 II*
Farmhouse. Mid-C16 with C17 and later additions. Rubble, stone slate roof. U-plan, front range north/south forms original house, east/west range from south end; another north/south range contains the offices (kitchen, dairy and so on). North/south front range: cross-wing at north end, about same length as width of house because of C19 brick lean-to on east side; central porch on this side, basically mid-C16, stack on west wall of cross-wing, and south-west corner; east/west range mid C17; other north/ south range late C17. West front: 2 storeys, gable to left, 2 lateral stacks; irregular fenestration, 1:2:1 windows, 4-pane flush boxed sashes; ground floor: two 4-pane boxed sashes to left under concrete lintels; half-glazed door left of centre with overlight and late C19 gabled hood; 4-light casement with concrete lintel to right. North wall of north cross-wing has a reset lancet near north-east corner, perhaps C13 from Clifford Castle (qv). Porch on east wall probably early C17 with exposed framing, 2 curved raking struts to gable. Interior: heavily moulded ceiling beams to central ground floor room. Moulded door surround to upper room of porch. The mid-C19 outshot contains a Chinese Chippendale style staircase. (RCHM 1, p 41, no 15).
Listing NGR: SO2441745400
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 153692
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire I South West, (1931), 41
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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