Upper Norncott Farmhouse

HEATH

SO58NE Upper Norncott Farmhouse 482-1/1/145 18/09/96

GV II

Farmhouse. C16. Stone rubble and timber-frame with brick infill on high stone rubble plinth; additional stone rubble wing. Corrugated sheet roofs. Central stone stack to cross wing with brick shaft. EXTERIOR: single storey, attic and cellar. North-west side has square framing 3 panels high of studs with middle rails, tension braces at each end, and the ends of 2 bridging beams visible. Single wood mullion and transom window with leaded lights. Cellar opening in high stone plinth with oak frame and oak lintel. Right gable-end return: gable-end truss of tie beam, collar with twin raking struts, underbuilt in stone. Single trenched purlin roof evident. C20 attic casement and 4-light casement at ground floor. Left gable-end return: square framing 3 panels high with jowled posts, posts and studs with middle rails, 2 tension braces. Gable-end truss of straight tie beam, twin vertical struts, collar with twin raking struts. Double trenched-purlin roof evident. 2-light casement to both levels with additional C20 uPVC casement at ground floor. Rear side: stone rubble and partly covered by single-storey stone cross wing. Cross wing with plain boarded entrance door to left and projecting lean-to outshut to right. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO5683685960