Moat House Farmhouse

DORSINGTON

SP14NW VILLAGE STREET 1931-1/5/46 (East side) 05/04/67 Moat House Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. C17 and possibly earlier with extensive mid C20 restoration, refronting and addition. Regular coursed blue lias rubble with ashlar dressings; steeply pitched renewed tile roofs with stone ridge and internal stacks. EXTERIOR: 2-storeys, symmetrical 5-window range with C20 2-window, double-gabled, range to right. Symmetrical composition has centre breaking forward under coped gable and projecting gabled end wings, that to left coped; plain coped parapet. Tudor-headed entrance has label mould and C20 door. Single-chamfered mullioned windows have labelmoulds and leaded glazing: 4-light and 2-light windows flank entrance, 3-light end windows; first floor has central single light and 2-light window to right, but 3-light window to left of centre. C20 range to right in similar style: French window and 3-light windows. Rear facing yard has recessed gabled left end; Tudor-headed entrance with paired battened doors and varied fenestration including gabled dormer. INTERIOR: has full-height hall with arcade or spere truss, arcade posts, one with lower part removed, with 4-way arched braces, tie-beam, angle struts and wind braces. Large stone fireplace with bressumer and hood, possibly in former through passage (present entrances do not align). Room to left has stop-chamfered ovolo-moulded beams with similar joists; varied doors and other rooms with chamfered beams.

Listing NGR: SP1331149684