Oldhouse Farmhouse
OLDHOUSE FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1223908
- Date first listed:
- 12-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Oldhouse Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- OLDHOUSE FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1223908
- Date first listed:
- 12-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Oldhouse Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLDHOUSE 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:
- OLDHOUSE FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Michaelchurch Escley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 31564 33771
Details
SO 33 SW MICHAELCHURCH ESCLEY CP -
4/46 Oldhouse Farmhouse - GV II
Farmhouse. Probably C17, extended in C18. Thinly coursed rubble, cased timber-frame, stone slate roof, hipped to left; brick end stack to right hand side at junction with C18 granary extension. Roughly north-west/ south-east alignment, 2 timber-framed cells with dairy extension to left and granary extension to right both in rubble; former gable access masked by granary; the whole front forms an elongated hill farm when put in context with adjoining barn and cow house (qv) to north-west. Two storeys., 3 windows under segmental heads: small C19 light to left, 4-pane C19 casement to its right, two 16-pane C20 casements right of ledged C20 entrance door, granary has tallet stairs at gable end. Interior: stone flagged floors, stop- chamfers to main ceiling beams, 2 principal rooms divided by a partition, perhaps plank and muntin with 4-centred arch headed opening. Two further 4-centred heads: one to former gable access with adjacent draw-bolt slots, to right of fireplace; to its left, another leading to newel stairs. Attached to the large wooden lintol of the fireplace is a hinged, probably C18, board to act as a smoke deflector. Weather timber-framing between 2-cell part and former dairy. Newel stairs: rubble treads, small light to rear elevation, roofed by series of thin corbelled stones. On the first storey is a 2- centred head through timber-framed partition between 2 cells. Roof structure has wind braces, A-frame truss to centre of 2 cells, but next truss to west formerly an exposed decorative gable end has pegged saltire-cross rising from collar to upper purlin level. "1720" carved on inner side of lintol at head of granary steps.
Listing NGR: SO3156433771
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 419475
- 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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