Purton Manor Farmhouse
PURTON MANOR FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1186617
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Purton Manor Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- PURTON MANOR FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1186617
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Purton Manor Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- PURTON MANOR 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:
- PURTON MANOR FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lydney
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 67065 04525
Details
LYDNEY PURTON SO 60 SE 8/117 Purton Manor Farmhouse 7.8.54 GV II* Identified on SO 60 SE as Manor Farm. Manor house, now farmhouse. 1618. Rendered and ashlared, concrete slate roof, stone stacks. A principal block parallel with the River Severn, with a deep wing projecting back to the north-east, and small C19 extension. Entrance front (north-west) has roof swept down to two storeys with large external stack, right, and ridge stack off-centre, left, but to right of porch entry: main block is 2 storey, 2-windowed, C19 2-light casements, then a gabled 2½ storey projection left with gable stack, and a gabled porch with flat moulded lintol and jambs above, and inner plank door with broad wood moulded surround to run-out stops. The opposite, river front is 3 storeys, 3-windowed, with 2-light reserved hollow chamfer mullion stone casements under stopped drips, flanking a central oculus without drip, over varied 2-light windows at first floor, and at ground floor a 3-light C19 casement, small square light with stopped drip and a 2-light stone chamfered mullion casement with new work being inserted at time of survey, September 1983. The return gable, right is 3½ storey in oculus over 2-light chamfered mullion and 2-storey hexagonal roofed bay; to right of this a lower 2½ storey gable with single light under stopped drip, over 2-light at first floor and 3-light at ground floor. At junction between two parts a gabled porch with 3-centred lintol and roll mould jambs. Opposite end gable has 2 small square lights, one blocked, with stopped drips and remains of drip at 1st floor plus 2-light C19 casement; C20 flat roof extension ground floor. Interior: three-room plan with many early features of interest including very large open fire by door in north-east room, plain bressummer and chamfered cheeks with pyramid stops; opposite this is some heavy post timber framing; adjoining is fine panelled room with Jacobean carved overmantel. Kitchen includes rough stone fireplace, broad 2-plank door with wood catches. Straight stair with raking balustrade, turned balusters, mop-stick handrail. Another large fireplace with unusually large flat lintol and moulded mantelshelf at first floor, also moulded plaster beam; and another room with decorative ceiling plaster and beam, and some oak panelling. An important survival, somewhat modified over the centuries. The building lies immediately above the Chepstow/ Gloucester railway line in a deep cutting at this point.
Listing NGR: SO6706504525
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 354474
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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