Greete Court
GREETE COURT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1383517
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Greete Court
- Statutory Address:
- GREETE COURT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1383517
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Greete Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- GREETE COURT
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:
- GREETE COURT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Greete
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 57756 70847
Details
GREETE
SO57SE Greete Court
582-1/4/110
15/03/74
GV II*
Farmhouse. C16 and C18. Timber frame with brick infill, and
brick. Plain-tile roof. 2 large projecting brick stacks on
east side with 3 spurred shafts to south stack and 6 to the
north, both with later linking capping. 3 bays with
cross-gabled central bay and C18 extension bay to south, and
single-storey service wing to east.
EXTERIOR: 2-storey and attic and cellar. North gable with
square framing 3 panels high per storey with tension brace at
ground level. Gable has jettied straight tie beam on brackets
much restored, and raking struts above and below collar. Lower
framing interrupted by C19 casement. C20 casement at first and
attic floors. Single-storey extension to left with brick
segmental-arched openings, with lean-to entrance extension.
West return side: to left is square framing at first floor,
small straight brace. Ground floor underbuilt in C18. Central
advanced gable with jettied gable-truss with chamfered
cambered tie beam, and raking struts above and below collar
with vertical struts framing C18 timber mullion window. Gable
underbuilt in C20 with brick. To right is C18 brick wing on
rubble plinth with brick storey bands and 2 C19 and C20
casements in brick segmental-arched openings and with plain
doorcase with top-light.
South gable end: C18 brick with attic storey band and
brick-coped gables. C20 casements in altered brick
segmental-arched openings, attic casement being C19 2-light
casement with top-lights.
East side: left-hand side covered by large brick stack and by
stair tower outshut partly underbuilt with C18 and C19 brick,
retaining jowled corner posts with some square framing and
east truss of cambered tie beam, interrupted principals,
vertical struts and rail. In centre is square framing and
framed jettied gable-truss with chamfered tie beam on brackets
and wall plate, swept raking struts, vertical struts and
collar. Gable covered at lower levels by projecting service
wing and partly covered to right by large brick stack. To
right is square framing to ground level with small straight
brace at wall-plate.
INTERIOR: framed bays have double bridging beams on all
floors, chamfered with ogee chamfer stops. Ground floor has
C17 moulded plaster cornice.
First-floor north bay has chamfered door opening, central bay
has hinged floorboard opening to priest hole adjacent to brick
stack, and arched mantelbeam with chamfered soffit. Double
trenched-purlin roof with single tenoned-purlin central
linking bay and single trenched-purlin roofs to east and west
gables. 2 internal trusses of high collar, twin posts
interrupting tie beam. South truss, now internal, same as
north gable-end truss but with wattle and daub panels
surviving. Possible second priest hole next to chimney.
Stair turret has oak newel winder staircase.
Cellar has lateral square-framed partition with stave and daub
infill.
Large fireplace with long large chamfered mantelbeam with
run-out stops. Vestiges of ashlar in cellar walls and recessed
stone arch indicating earlier building on the site.
Listing NGR: SO5775670847
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 483947
- 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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