Hopesay Farmhouse

HOPESAY C.P. HOPESAY SO 38 SE 4/158 Hopesay Farmhouse - - II

Farmhouse. Probably C17, eaves raised and partly remodelled mid-C18 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed with rendered infill on high painted brick plinth, rendered and roughcast to rear range with early C20 red brick gable end; uncoursed limestone rubble to gable ends and rear of main range. Slate roof. L-plan with gabled range projecting to rear on right; C19 two-storey lean-to (ground floor formerly a dairy) to rear of main range. 2 storeys. Framing: one square panel above high plinth with narrow rectangular panel to raising of eaves. 3 late C20 wide rectangular casements directly below eaves and contemporary casements to left and right of boarded door immediately to left of centre on ground floor. Integral end stacks with late C19 brown brick shaft to left and purple brick shaft to right. Interior: inspection not possible at time of resurvey (September 1986) but noted as having timber framed cross wall (square panels) to right of entrance. Deep-chamfered spine beams to ground-floor rooms of main range, which have large stone inglenook fireplaces with chamfered wooden lintels, segmental to left. Plank door in back wall of left room leads to dairy and plank door with pointed strap hinges in back wall of right room leads to rear range.

Listing NGR: SO3904083320