Moor Farmhouse

STRETTON ON DUNSMORE BROOKSIDE SP47SW (West side) 5/48 Moor Farmhouse 04/12/51

GV II

Farmhouse. C16/early C17, with minor C19 additions and alterations. Timber framed with sandstone plinth and whitewashed brick infill, and some plastered infill to sides and rear; additions of whitewashed brick. Complex old plain-tile double-span and other roofs. Partly-rebuilt old brick lateral and ridge stacks. Complex L-plan with wing on right to rear. 2 storeys. 2-window main range has twin gables. Central C20 ribbed door. 3-light casements with glazing bars. Lean-to on right has similar 2-light casement. Short one-window wing set back on left. C19 outshut across front of one storey and attic. Small dormer has 2-light casement with horizontal glazing bar. Left return side has jowled posts. Rear is irregular. Interior: room on left has fine late C16/C17 panelling with frieze of fluted pilaster strips and jewel work. Arched entrance and overmantel of 2 blind arches have drops. Room to rear has exposed framing and open fireplace; stepped-stop-chamfered bressumer and ceilng beam. A room in the left wing is said to have been the Manor Court Room with a lock-up below. (Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.421; Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record).

Listing NGR: SP4085072614