Moor Farmhouse

STOKE ST MILBOROUGH

SO58SE Moor Farmhouse 482-1/3/184 15/03/74

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Late C16, with C19 extensions. Painted timber-frame with brick infill on stone rubble plinth. Plain-tile roofs. Brick ridge stack on main range with C19 decorated recessed panel and oversailing cap. Stone integral gable-end stack at main range with C17 brick shafts with spurs and C19 cap. H-shaped plan of main range and end cross wings. EXTERIOR: 2-storey and attic. South front has 3-framed bay main range with projecting cross wing gables to left and right. Main range with C19 or C20 casements in each bay on each floor, with some lattice-leaded glazing. To left is entrance outshut with C19 2-light casement and door. Framing of partially close-studded panels with some square framing, consisting of storey posts, studs and middle rails. West cross wing gable to left is rendered with applied imitation framing with only jowled post and sill plate of original framing left. 2-light first-floor casement and 2- and 3-light casements at ground level. Mid C19 brick cross wing gable to right with 2-light first-floor casement over 4-light ground-floor casement with brick segmental arch. Left return side: close-studded framing with girding beam, posts, middle rails and studs. 3-light casement to each floor. Right return side: left cross wing wall covered by C19 framed outshut with C20 casements. Brick-lined stone stack to centre. Square framing 4 panels high to cross wing to right with posts, girding beam, studs and middle rail. Rear to north: 3-framed bay main range with projecting cross wing gables to left and right. Main range with 2 casement windows each storey and boarded door with tiled canopy to ground-floor left. Framing of partial close-studding with girding beam, posts and middle rails. Matching projecting cross wing gable ends each side, together with projecting returns, have close-studded frame with girding beam, middle rails and studs. Central projecting first-floor oriel window and C19 canted bay window to ground floor. Oriel has 6-light ovolo-moulded mullion and transom window and single-light side casements with lattice leaded lights. Tiled pentice roof, close-studded panelling infilled with brick, and pendant corner posts. Canted bay window below with timber mullion windows to left and possibly C17 ovolo-moulded 5-light mullion and transom lattice leaded window to right, both with canted close-studded framing below. Gable heads have restored framing: jettied straight tie beam with ovolo-chamfered soffit, double collar with vertical struts below and between, twin raking struts over, quadrant-shaped struts set between forming decorative patterned framing, painted render infill, 3-light lattice-leaded attic mullion window. West gable has low boarded door with nail-head studs to right of bay window. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO5650880136