Lower Middlewood

SO 24 SE CLIFFORD CP MIDDLEWOOD

5/95 Lower Middlewood

II

House. Late C16 with C19 and C20 alterations. Timber-frame, with brick infill, partially rendered, and rubble, slate roof. L-plan, east/west range gabled, north/south range attached. East/west range of 3 rooms, stack between 2 west rooms; 2 rooms to north/south range with intervening stack. Two storeys, and one storey with attic. East front: gabled wing to left, gable rendered, with C19 brickwork below; irregular fenestration, a 2-light C20 casement to first floor, 2, C20 casements below; to right 2, C20 gabled dormers on first floor; ground floor: to left wooden cross mullioned window with square stone label, to right a small casement. The west gable is of rubble, and has a central stack corbelled out from wall for a first floor fireplace. Entrance in north gable. Framing: externally fragmentary, visible in east/west range, the two eastern rooms form 2 bays, with framing visible in south wall, including straight angle braces. The east gable had intersecting raking struts (visible inside) producing a decorative effect. Interior: some stop chamfered ceiling beams. Both main stacks retain timber lintels. In the south room of the north/ south range there is a rectangular enclosure against the wall of stud-and- plank, perhaps a former buttery or stair enclosure. (RCHM 1, p 41, no 11).

Listing NGR: SO2874744612