Lesser Poston Farmhouse

HOPTON CANGEFORD

SO58SW Lesser Poston Farmhouse 482-1/2/146 30/03/93

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Farmhouse. Probably C16, reduced and remodelled in C17-C18. Stone rubble, possibly originally timber-framed. Plain-tile roof with gabled and hipped ends. Large stone rubble lateral stack with offsets at rear, and end stack, both with later brick shafts. 3-room plan with outshut on right-hand (north) end; hall and hall-chamber at centre with lateral stack at back, kitchen to left with later rear lateral stack and parlour at lower left (south) end with stairhall partitioned-off at back. PLAN: the extant 3-room plan is probably the main hall range of what was originally a larger house, possibly with wings at either end. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attics. Asymmetrical 4-window east front. Ground-floor 3-light mullion transom casements, centre (hall) window of 4 lights with cambered stone arch. 3-light casements on first floor. Plank door to right of centre. Outshut on right. At rear (west) various smaller casements, some blocked, tall stair window on right and large projecting stone rubble stack at centre with offsets, in front of timber-framed attic gable; panelled door to right of centre. INTERIOR: hall has intersecting moulded ceiling beams each with 2 rolls flanked by zigzags and forming 9 panels with roll-moulded joists (now ceiled). This panelled ceiling is supported on large stop-chamfered axial beam set in about 0.75 metres from front wall and probably originally extended into room to right (north). Large hall fireplace with C18 bowtell-moulded chimneypiece and shelf, stone jambs and concealed timber lintel; late C19 iron range. Kitchen to north has chamfered cross beam and joists with run-out stops and brick fireplace with chamfered mantlebeam. Smaller parlour to left (south) with chamfered axial beams with run-out stops and C19 iron chimneypiece; partitioned-off at back for stair hall. First-floor chambers have exposed square-panelled timber-framed partitions and stop-chamfered ceiling beams. 4-bay roof enclosing attic chambers; 3 trusses with collar, cambered tie beam, vertical struts, and framed doorways. Chamfered intermediate truss with large stops on principals, probably reused. Single trenched-purlin roof and straight wind brace. Partly restored ridge and rafters.

Listing NGR: SO5382481997