Chandos

MUCH MARCLE CP - SO 63 SW

7/38 Chandos

18.11.52

GV II*

Farmhouse. Probably late C16 with C18 extensions. Timber-frame and rubble partly rendered, stone slate roofs and brick stacks. Irregular plan: C16 main range, with cross-passage and south porch, aligned east/ west, return wing on north side at west end and wide C18 projecting wing added to south-west; two subsidiary ranges aligned north/south, probably C18, for granary, pigeons and possibly cider, attached to north side of main range by short parallel block. Two storeys. South elevation has two windows, C18 casements to main range, three of three lights and one four lights to principal ground-floor room to left hand side; centrally placed gabled porch with heavy corner posts, now cased. C19 bargeboards, ledged C17 door, ridge stack slightly to left of porch and rear off-ridge stack to its right; projecting wing to left has two ground-floor casements, the left hand one of three lights and the right of two lights, either side of central rubble stack with brick shaft, some C18 narrow studs visible above left window. East gable has herringbone struts from king-post. North side of main range has heavy closely set studs to west of tallet stairs and nesting ledges of rear parallel block. Interior: two segmentally-headed entries from cross-passage to former kitchen at east end of principal range; porch projects inwards over top of cross-passage with close studding; principal room to west of cross-passage has deeply chamfered beams with stops dividing ceiling into four main panels and smaller similar beams further subdividing these, moulded jowl to wall-post in south-east corner. A remarkably complete example of a higher ranking farmhouse. Serious roof leaks to main range and dereliction of north parts at time of survey - January 1985. (RCHM Vol II, p 132).

Listing NGR: SO6433834470