Wood Farmhouse

SJ 30 SE; 11/89

MINSTERLEY C.P., PLOX GREEN, Wood Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. Mid-C17, partly refaced or rebuilt in the mid-to late C19. Timber-framed on coursed sandstone rubble plinth with plastered and painted brick infill, partly rebuilt or refaced in painted and rendered brick to north-west and south-west; C20 interlocking concrete tile roof. four framed bays, aligned approximately north-east/south-west. Framing: square panels (3 from sole-plate to wall-plate) with short straight corner braces; scotches on rear wall. One storey and attic. South-east front: two C20 flat-topped eaves dormers with 2-light metal casements; central brick ridge stack just to right of entrance, and long painted coursed sandstone rubble external end stack to right with red brick top stage. Three-window front; C19 three-light segmental-headed wooden casement to right, C20 three-light metal casement off-centre to left and small C19 segmental-headed casement to left; segmental-headed boarded door off- centre to left between first and second windows from right; C20 lean-to concrete-block porch with central 3-light casement and door to left. Four windows to rear and two C20 raking brick buttresses. Interior not fully inspected but chamfered beams noted in kitchen. V.C.H., vol. VIII, p.307.

Listing NGR: SJ3693703338