Church House Farmhouse

MILSON

SO67SW Church House Farmhouse 582-1/5/148 15/03/74

GV II

Farmhouse now house. Late C16, altered C19, extensively restored c1980. Timber frame with painted rendered infill panels. Plain tile roofs. 2 large projecting brick eaves stacks, with 3 spurred brick upper shafts with restored linking cap to north chimney, and with plain shaft to west chimney, and central brick ridge chimney. PLAN: original H-plan of central bay with pair of 2-bay cross wings and 2 framed bays and then brick continuation bays added to side of east cross wing. EXTERIOR: 2-storey with attic and cellar. North front with cross wing gable to right; close-studded framing with first-floor jetty and middle rails with restored mullion windows, straight braces to slightly advanced tie beam with plain chamfered soffit, close-set vertical struts over, collar with herringbone pattern of raking struts and central vertical strut over collar. Projecting brick stack to left of central bay and projecting lean-to porch to right covering square framing. Left cross wing gable has square framing 4 panels high with single tension brace at each floor, straight tie beam with vertical struts, upper and lower collars, restored mullion windows at each floor. Main range to left is square framed 4 panels high with restored mullion windows. Brick service wing extensions to left end consisting of 2-storey former granary and cart shed. West cross wing side: close-studded framing at both floors. Rear side: covered by later brick gabled and lean-to extensions, except for right-hand bays with square framing 4 panels high. INTERIOR: deep chamfered bridging beams, single trenched-purlin roof and diagonally-set ridge. Cross wing end bay retaining internal partition framing at first floor incorporating Tudor-arched door-head with vestiges of contemporary painting on soffit.

Listing NGR: SO6396672756