Drybrookes Farmhouse

BAXTERLEY HURLEY LANE SP29NE 1/85 Drybrookes Farmhouse - II Shown on Ordnance Survey map as Drybrooks Farm. Farmhouse. C17 with C18 left part and wing and later alterations. Sandstone rubble; timber framed gables have infill of brick to left and stone to right. Plain-tile roof; large brick external stacks and ridge stack. Through-passage L-plan with wing on right to rear. 2 storeys; 4-window range. Half-glazed 4-panelled door to third bay has painted wood lintel. Fire window to left. C19 and C20 three-light casements with varying horizontal glazing bars; fourth bay has similar 2-light casements. Ground-floor windows on left have C19 brick segmental arches; first floor windows have some brick patching around the openings. Left return side has arched plank door in rear wing. Rear is irregular. Wing has been partially demolished. Bricked-up openings. Left return side has cornice. Large round arch with keystone is partly obscured by C19/C20 lean-to. Plank door. Interior: room to left has large open fireplace. Ceiling beam has run-out chamfer. Other rooms have rough ceiling beams. Wide straight-flight staircase. First floor has exposed queen strut trusses; 2 segmental-arched doorways with a C18 two-panelled door and a ledged door are cut through a tie beam. One room has rough stud partition.

Listing NGR: SP2733696450