Old Hall Farmhouse

CHURCH STRETTON

SO49NE ALL STRETTON 1312-1/2/34 (South side) 04/07/52 Old Hall Farmhouse, Star Lane

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Farmhouse. c1600 with later alterations. Painted timber frame with painted brick infill panels and some painted imitation timber frame, cement rendered to rear. Plain-tile roofs with overhanging verges, central stone ridge stack with triple square brick shafts, rendered brick integral eaves stack. T-shaped plan of 3-bay main range and 2-bay cross wing. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, cross wing lower. North-east front has main range to left, cross wing to right. Main range of 3 framed bays of square framing 2 panels high over first-floor girding beam, and rectangular panelling below 2 panels high. Straight tension brace to left, three 2-light casements at first floor, central C19 door under lean-to tiled porch and 3-light casement to right. Left-hand return gable cement rendered with single casement. Cross wing gable-end truss of cambered tie beam and collar with 6 vertical struts below and twin swept raking struts above; jettied chamfered bressumer set on simple ogee-curved brackets with close studded framing on each floor which incorporates at each corner post on each floor a straight tension and arch brace forming a diagonal pattern. 2-light wood casement at first floor and original face-fixed mullion window at ground floor. Diagonal tension and arch bracing with close studded framing repeated on the short left-hand return side and the 2-bay long right-hand return side. Rear side of main range and end gable of cross wing covered with cement render with C20 mostly metal casements. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO4604995278