Church Farm House

WORMLEIGHTON SP4453 15/166 Church Farm House 30/05/67

GV II

Farmhouse, probably fomerly part of a stable range. Early C17, altered late C19/early C20. Regular coursed ironstone. Tile roof has moulded coped gable parapet on left; old stone central stack and late C19/C20 end stack on right have tall C19/C20 square shafts with continuous moulded cornice. Original plan indeterminate. One storey and attic; 4-window range. Diagonal buttress on left and 2 further buttresses, all with 2 offsets. Entrance toward right end has C19 flush 6-panelled door and overlight with glazing bars. Painted wood lintel. Cavetto-moulded stone mullioned windows. Hood moulds. To left and right are late C19 wood mullioned and transomed windows with glazing bars, set in original moulded openings. Dormers with coped gable parapets and cavetto-moulded 3-light mullioned windows. C19 dormer above entrance has C19 two-light mullioned window without hood mould. 3-light mullioned window to left, and gabled false dormer with C19 casement above. Left end has a 3-light wood mullioned window with painted wood lintel. Left return side, to road, has 4, 3 and 2-light mullioned windows. To rear: irregular fenestration, with 3-light mullioned window on extreme left. Staircase projection on left has coped gable parapet and 2-light mullioned window with label. Irregular fenestration of late C19/C20 casements with glazing bars, and half-dormers. C19 doors. Interior riot inspected, but said to have open fireplace and original newel staircase. Probably built as stable range of Wormleighton Manor House (q.v.). (V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol.5, p.220).

Listing NGR: SP4485053718