Old Hall Farmhouse

SOMERFORD BOOTHS C.P. GIANTSWOOD LANE SJ 86 NW 1/109 Old Hall Farmhouse 14.2.67 7 - II

Farmhouse. C17 with later addition. Timber framed with rendered infill, now completely covered in render to the exterior; slate roof. The entrance front has a stone plinth common to the whole building. Gabled wing at left with a half-glazed doorway to the ground floor with single-light casements to each side. Above this at first floor level is a 3-light casement window. At right of this is a later wing which is slightly recessed and has two 4-light C20 windows. Brick chimney stack slightly to right of centre. The left-hand side has 2 ground floor windows, that at right of 6 lights, that at left of 4 lights with a king mullion to its centre. Both windows have stone sills. The right-hand end has a 1/2 glazed doorway at right with single-light windows to either side and a 2-light window at left and two 2-light casements to the first floor. A ground floor wing projects at right of this. The rear has a projecting gabled wing to left. Interior: Small-framed walling on chamfered sandstone plinth to the ground floor with ovolo-moulded ceiling beams which die via stepped and ogee end-stops. To the drawing room is a massive brick chimney breast with a lintel of ashlar. A staircase of C18 or early C19 date has been brought from elsewhere. The first floor has exposed small-framing and angle braces to rooms in the older portion; the low positioning of the angle braces shows that the wall height has been raised.

Listing NGR: SJ8274066840