The Hermitage

J 3509 WESTBURY C.P. WESTBURY

1101/18/124 The Hermitage

GV II

Farmhouse, latterly school, now house. Circa 1728 and extended c. 1736 incorporating probably late C16 core; mid-to C19 alterations and additions. Red brick with some coursed yellow sandstone rubble rebuilding and additions at rear; slate roof 3-room plan with C19 additions at rear. 2 storeys over cellar. Dentil brick eaves cornice; brick ridge stack off-centre to left and integral brick end stack to right. Segmental-headed wooden casements with louvred shutters; 2 first-floor 2-light casements to right and pairs of ground-floor cross-casements flanking door with 6 flush panels (top 2 glazed) panelled reveals, moulded architrave; probably early timber porch with lattice sides, round archway, frieze with lozenge decoration, and triangular pedimented top; probably slightly later addition (or re-fronting- see straight joint) to left with first-floor 2-light casement and ground-floor cross-casement. Two C19 gabled wings at rear. Probably C18 and C19 rubble and timber-framed stable wing adjoining to west. INTERIOR: remains of C16 house in centre room including chamfered beam and plain joists, blocked large open fireplace and blocked fire window. Probably C18 timber framed partition walls upstairs. The staircase rises from the entrance lobby. SOURCE: C. Ryan, The Evolution of the Peasant House in Shropshire: Medieval-C1850. The Parish of Westbury unpublished thesis (October 1979) Manchester University , p. 110-111.

This building was removed from the list by virtue of the 6th amendment of the 41st list in error.

Listing NGR: SJ3554609497