Malthouse Farmhouse

SO 46 SW 5/59 11.6.59

KINGSLAND CP WEST TOWN Malthouse Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. C15, partly rebuilt early C17, extended late C17 and refaced early C19. Timber-frame with painted brick infill on rubble plinth, partially faced in painted brick. H-plan, main range aligned east/west, the east cross-wing extended to south in late C17. There is a central chimney stack, also a lateral external stack on west wall of west cross- wing of brick on ashlar base. South front mostly clad in brick. Two storeys, with a gable-lit attic to right-hand cross-wing which is blind below. Main range has two 4-pane sashes with a 3-light casement under segmental head to left-hand cross-wing. Ground floor has a 3-light casement under segmental head to left-hand cross-wing and to left of main range. Entrance in angle to right-hand end of main range has a lean-to C19 porch and a half-glazed door. Framing: of cross-wings, mostly four square panels high. South gable of east cross-wing has three struts to collar with V-struts in apex. Interior not inspected, but a cruck has been recorded in the main range. (RCHM, 3, p 85, no 59).

Listing NGR: SO4386861482