Home Farmhouse

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WEST FELTON C.P. SANDFORD SJ 32 SW 9/77 Home Farmhouse 19.1.52 GV II Farmhouse, now house. C15, extensively remodelled late C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed of cruck construction largely rebuilt in C17 red brick (mixed bond); slate roofs. Original building an open-hall house remodelled in late C17 to form present U-plan with centre gable projecting to rear. 2 storeys and attics with continuous toothed band to first floor and plain floor bands to attics carried up around gables, which have dentilled bands to apex above blind rectangular recesses; raised verges to gable ends. Chamfered sandstone plinth. 1:2:1 bays, glazing bar sashes to first floor of gables and to centre of main range above 6- panel door in plain pilastered C19 doorcase with panelled reveals and flat hood. 16-paned glazing bar sashes to left and right. Ground floor of left gable has segmental-headed 3-light leaded casement and right gable has 4-paned sash window. Prominent external end stack with continuation of bands to right has infilled 2-light wooden mullion window to left on first floor with similar window below to cellar. Small stack rebuilt in late C20 to front corner of left gable. Gabled range at right-angles to rear has ridge stack in 2 sections with dentilled band; crow-stepping to gable. Small 3-light wooden mullioned and transomed window in wall to right. Interior: main ground-floor room has 2 chamfered spine beams with ogee stops and one chamfered cross beam; heavy joists with run-out stops. Square panelled timber framed cross wall to right. Fireplace to back wall with moulded cambered lintel and plank door to left. Part of cruck blade exposed to front corner of left cross wall, which has C17 panelled door leading to left room. This has deep-chamfered cross beam and joists with straight cut stops. Ceiling beam to front marks position of original front wall. Square panelled timber framed partition (infill removed) has chamfered ceiling beam at right-angles behind with mortice holes for another partition beneath; heavy joists to either side. Part of cruck blade visible to back corner of cross wall. Right gable has chamfered cross beam; cellar beneath has cobbled floor and timber frame in wall above. Rear gable (kitchen) has large inglenook fireplace with segmental wooden lintel; 2 chamfered spine beams, right with stave-holes for former partition beneath. First floor: large cruck truss with collar supported by probably reused jowled wall post, visible in cross wall between left gable and main range. Attic floor inserted through cruck has 2 deep-chamfered beams with heavy joists to left gable. Main room divided into 2 by partition wall, forming corridor to full length of range, which has segmental-headed doorway (with plank door to left gable) to each end. 2 deep-chamfered spine beams and square panelled timber framed wall to left, showing that there must be a space between this and cruck truss. Large stepped stack visible to rear of this range and also in rear gable. Victorian cast-iron fireplace in room to right gable. Apex of cruck truss visible in attic with wattle and daub infill to panels showing that this was originally a closed truss (possibly the spere truss); trenched single purlins with curved braces from upper collar. Remains of an open hearth were discovered during restoration work c.1980. Salop County Sites and Monuments Record, P.R.N. 13164; Alcock (1981) p.145.

Listing NGR: SJ3427523585

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Sources

Books and journals
Alcock, N W, Council for British Archaeology Research Report in Cruck Construction An Introduction And Catalogue, (1981), 145

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