Country Friends Restaurant

SJ 40 SE CONDOVER C.P. DORRINGTON

9/98 Country Friends Restaurant -

GV II

Farmhouse, now restaurant. Late C17 with considerable later additions and alterations, principally of late C19 and C20. Timber framed with painted brick infill and additions, machine tile roofs. Original plan of hall with cross-wing to north, triple-gabled late C19 addition at right-angles behind cross-wing with C20 extension at right-angles to south-east corner of hall range. One storey and attic; framing: much renewed with planting and painted brick in imitation; exposed to north gable of cross-wing with an apparently re-used cruck blade to north-west corner; framing also exposed on small gable projecting through roof on north side of hall range, date 1673 painted on collar; irregular fenestration, all late C19 and C20 casements, one of 3 lights to left and 2 canted bay windows to right on south side of hall with 2 gabled eaves dormers above; canted bay window on ground floor of C20 south-east projection with 3-light casement above; red brick ridge stack to left of hall range with octagonal shafts and moulded capping and prominent external stack to gable of cross-wing, ridge and external lateral stacks to C19 additions. Interior: some timber frame (square panels) exposed to ground floor, chamfered ceiling beams. C19 and C20 additions are not of special architectural interest.

Listing NGR: SJ4784402893