Climson

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STOKE CLIMSLAND SX 37 SE 8/97 Climson (Formerly listed as Climsom House) 1.12.51 II

Farmhouse. Late C16, remodelled and partly rebuilt mid-Cl9. Roughly coursed slate- stone, rendered to front of hall range, with granite quoins; granite ashlar to oriel. Slate roof with ceramic cresting. Basic L-plan with oriel to far right of hall range in angle with cross-wing; hall range largely rebuilt to right of left ridge stack in C19. 2 storeys. Hall range has 3 late C19 casements on first floor and one to left of doorway to left of centre. This is 4-centred with hollow spandrels. C19 boarded door with decorated strap hinges. 4-light flat-faced chamfered mullion window to right in 2 sections with central king mullion. Hip-roofed oriel has 4-light mullion windows to first floor with central king mullion dividing it into 2 sections; moulded jambs. 4-light mullion window to ground floor, also with king mullion, has 2 sets of paired ogee-headed lights wwith trefoils to spandrels. Infilled window to left side of oriel is cut by rebuilt front wall of hall range. Left wall of cross-wing has similar 2-light mullion window to left on ground floor to that on ground floor of oriel. 3-light mullion window to right on ground floor with 2-light mullion window directly above. Rendered ridge stacks to left and far right of hall range with integral end stack to cross-wing. 2 storey catslide outshut to rear has gable breaking eaves lit by tall narrow rectangular window with margin lights and similar round-headed window lighting staircase to right. Reused segmental-headed chamfered doorway to right end of outshut and small slit window on first floor to left end. Lean-to housing back staircase to rear of cross-wing at junction with hall range. C19 lean-to dairy attached to right gable end of hall range. Interior: Moulded 4-centred archway with hollow spandrels on same line as mullion windows in left wall of cross-wing links cross-wing to oriel. Partition wall running along axis of hall range behind oriel has C19 internal window with Gothic tracery. Right ground floor room of hall range (behind cross-wing) has flat heavy joists. Cross-wing has large paired open fireplaces with cloam oven to left and C19 wooden mantel-shelf. Section of hall range to left of left stack has collar and tie beam roof in 3 bays with cambered collars and trenched purlins: apart from one collar and tie beam truss to far right of hall range on line with left wall of cross-wing, the rest of the hall range roof has been rebuilt in C19 with machine-sawn principal rafters, rafters and purlins. C19 roof structure also to cross-wing.

Listing NGR: SX3691274284

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