Grange Farmhouse

SJ 3509 WESTBURY C.P. WESTBURY

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Farmhouse. Early C19, possibly incorporating an earlier core, with mid-to late C19 additions. Painted brick with rendered left-hand end wall; red brick and coursed yellow sandstone rubble additions; plain tile roof. L-plan. One storey and attic and 2 storeys. Moulded brick eaves cornice; 3 brick stacks at rear. 4 bays, glazing bar sashes; door in second bay from right with 6 flush panels (top 2 glazed), reeded impost band, radial fanlight, panelled reveals and soffit,and surround with panelled pilasters; cast iron Gothic porch (very similar to one on Lower Winnington Farmhouse, Wollaston C.P.) with quatrefoil decoration, interlacing frieze, and moulded cornice. 2 parallel gabled wings at rear, one with dovecote in gable end. Interior not inspected but likely to be of interest. V.C.H., Vol. VIII, p. 302; C. Ryan, The evolution of the peasant house in Shropshire. Medieval - c.1850. The Parish of Westbury, unpublished thesis (October 1979), Manchester University, p. 232.

Listing NGR: SJ3538509353