Damsels Farmhouse
DAMSELS FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1340502
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Damsels Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- DAMSELS FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1340502
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Damsels Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- DAMSELS 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:
- DAMSELS FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Painswick
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 87539 11326
Details
PAINSWICK - SO 81 NE 2/1 Damsel's Farmhouse II Indicated on OS maps as Damsell's Farm. Farmhouse. Early c17 and late clB. Limestone, ashlar, stone slate roof front slope, concrete tile elsewhere. Plan has been much modified, but probably originally L-plan with wing or cross-wing returning at left end, restructured in C18; a narrow parallel range inserted within the L; apple store added back of wing, left, and built into ground slope. Main front 2 storeys, attic and part basement; ground floor had 3 paired 12-pane sashes, first floor the same plus single 12-pane in bay 3. These all in plat-band surround. Two segmental-headed basement openings, three 3-light gabled casement dormers. In bay 3, up 3 steps with nosings to a broad square landing a 6-panel door under radial fanlight, keystone to plat-band surround. Right return has external gable stack, a blocked opening low left; to the right a door and a 2-light hollow-chamfer mullioned casement under a 3-light, both with stopped hoods. Back wall has various 2 or 3 light mullioned casements, some hollow chamfer and some plain, all with stopped hoods. The end if the apple room has blocked gable opening and blocked door at first floor level. Left return has a 3-light over a 4-light casement with king mullion with hollow chamfer, and a broad plank door, left. Three ashlar stacks, some restructuring in reconstituted stone, with moulded cappings. Interior has early roof with A frames having propped and bracketed feet; tenoned purlin. Many good C18 fielded panel doors and cupboards, late C18 stair with turned painted balusters; large chamfered and stopped spine beam in kitchen and a cross beam formerly with panel and muntin screen. Fireplaces include late C18 or early C17 in ground floor, right: very flat arch with small spandrels and moulded stopped surround - a single stone cracked at centre; a smaller store example at first floor with basket-handle, arch and fluted keystone and moulded mantel; in the kitchen a large C19 stone surround with a shouldered lintel and wide 'keystone'. One cellar room has flagstone floor with a heavy rough-chamfered beam, and another with fine elliptical ceiling, with cross-vault to entry in bay 2, brick floor.
Listing NGR: SO8753911326
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 133178
- 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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