Willey Lodge

SO 36 NW WILLEY CP -

8/96 Willey Lodge

• II

Farmhouse. Probably late C17 and C18, with later alterations. Rendered and painted sandstone, rubble plinth or casing with timber-framed upper storey. Welsh slate roofs and two extruded sandstone end stacks with brick shafts. Rectangular plan aligned roughly north-east/south-west with short cross-wing a north-east end. Two storeys and attic. South-east elevation has 1:1 windows, late C19 to early C20 casements of two lights. Ground floor has a 4-light and 3-light window of the same date. Masking right part of gable front is a large sandstone stack, to the right of which is a catslide extension to the gabled wing. Left side has another large sandstone stack. Frame or left part has thin closely set posts to upper storey with two diagonal braces, probably C18. Gable has square panels. Entry on north-west side has low gabled porch supported on two posts with recessed panels. Ledged oak door. Interior has ceiling beam. with lamb's tongue run-out chamfer stops. Oak open well staircase probably late C18 to early C19 has two flights and two half-landings with turned newels. Trusses have raking struts from ties to principals. (RCHM, Vol.III, p.212.)

Listing NGR: SO3352869104