Wain House Farmhouse

SJ 52 NW MORETON CORBET C.P.

3/57 Wain House Farmhouse -

• II

Farmhouse. Early to mid-C17 with mid- to late C19 alterations and additions. Timber framed with painted brick nogging, refronted and extended in red brick; plain tile roof. Framing: small square panels (3 from sole plate to wall plate) with long straight tension braces; small rectangular panels, 4 from sole plate to wall plate. Hall range of 2 framed bays with wing of one bay at rear and projecting gabled cross wing to east of 2 framed bays. One storey and attic with cross wing of 2 storeys and attic. South front: central brick ridge stack behind ridge and central brick ridge stack to cross wing. 2 large gabled eaves dormers with 2 x 2-light C20 metal casements. 3 ground- floor windows; 2- and 3-light C19 wooden casements with straight-sided arched heads, C20 door off-centre to left with C20 gabled porch, and boarded door to far left. Left-hand gable end has exposed collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts, and C20 two-light casement. C20 lean-to garage adjoining to left. Right-hand cross wing with small C19 straight-sided arched attic casements, pair of first-floor C20 two-light metal casements and ground-floor C19 three-light wooden casement with straight-sided arched head. C20 half-glazed door in left-hand return with C20 lean-to porch in angle and C19 addition adjoining to right with gabled semi-dormer and ground-floor 3-light wooden casement. Much timber framing visible at rear. Cross wing has tie-beam truss with 2 collars and 2 pairs of queen struts; small gabled wing at rear of hall range has collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ5297526917