Wood Lane Farmhouse

BEARLEY

SP16SE WOOD LANE 1457-1/5/13 (East side) 02/08/72 Wood Lane Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: BEARLEY Wood Lake Farmhouse.)

GV II

Farmhouse, with piggery and apple loft to east end, now house. Believed to be c1580, with later additions and alterations including C17 range to west end; refacing to south side at west end late C19/early C20, and restorations of c1990. Small, square panels of timber-framing to north and west end with arched braces and brick nogging, some close studding (mainly to interior), otherwise pinkish-brown brick on coursed Wilmcote stone plinth and plain-tile roof. Approximately L-plan with outshuts to each range, originally a house of 2 units with pig sheds to east, and with taller range added to west, gable end to front. EXTERIOR: main (south) facade: single storey with attic, 4-window range altogether. Gable-ended range projects slightly. Entrance to angle with a C20 plank door in moulded wood frame, under C19 wooden open porch with 4-centred arches. Late C20 fenestration throughout; ground floor has 2-and 3-light windows with glazing bars under elliptical arches; first floor of gabled range has 3-light casement under elliptical arch; 2-light casement between 2 attic gables with casements to right range. Modillion eaves cornices to right. Steeply pitched gabled roofs, with outshuts under catslide roofs. Off-centre right rear-ridge stack, lateral stack to left return. INTERIOR: extensive timber-framing, close-studding to original rear wall of earlier range, otherwise small frames with arched braces, some jowled posts to attic, some lath and plaster remains to attic. Ground floor has in original east room an inglenook fireplace with chamfered bressumer beam and 2 cupboards, to rear of this a bread oven and remains of round stack. Main beam is chamfered and has rounded stops. To rear room of west wing an Aesthetic Movement cast-iron range by Smith, model 82258 rd 26092, with slate fireplace. Plank, 2- and 6-panel doors almost throughout, some with wrought-iron latches and HL-hinges, to attic an C18 4-fielded-panel wig cupboard with HL-hinges above simple C18 fireplace. Wood Lane Farmhouse, Elmedene (qv) and Appletree Cottage and Vine Cottage (qv), Church Lane form a group.

Listing NGR: SP1815260375