Upper House Farmhouse

ST DEVEREUX CP

SO 43 SE 3/51

Upper House Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. C17, with later C18 and late C19 remodelling. Timber-framed earlier house with part wattle-and-daub and part painted brick infill; C18 re-facing in painted sandstone rubble and C19 remodelling and refacing in red brick; part, Welsh slate and part imitation slate roof. L-plan with rear service wing and projecting stair turret; large axial stack at junction of main wings, further later gable-end stack to south and lateral stack to north wing. Two storeys and cellars and single-storey and attic to service wing. West front refaced with brick; gable-end of wing to left with 3-light casement window, ledged door and 6-pane casement window to ground floor, gable with 3-light casement window to right and gabled canopy over 6-panelled door below; two 3-light casement windows to right with French casement window to ground floor right. Three and four square panelled timber-framing is revealed to rear, partly obscured by sandstone rubble facing. Interior: wooden octagonal newel to stairs with renewed treads and risers, large open fireplace with chamfered jambs and lintel in main room; further chamfered ceiling beams in ground floor rooms.

Listing NGR: SO4534932263