Norgrovesend Farmhouse

BAYTON CP - SO 67 SE

2/3 Norgrovesend Farmhouse

• II

Farmhouse. Early C17 with mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Sandstone rubble to first floor level, timber-framed with brick infill above; plain tiled roofs. Hall and cross-wing plan; hall of two framed bays on an east/ west axis, the upper bay being occupied by a large fireplace with a brick ridge stack and forming a lobby-entry plan; cross-wing at east gable end is of two framed bays. Two storeys and attic. Framing: two rows of square panels to wall-plate; cross-wing has collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars, five struts to lower collar and two to upper collar. South front elevation: hall part has a 2-light casement and a large C20 single-light window on the ground floor and a 2-light casement on the first floor; C20 lean-to porch adjacent to cross-wing has a 2-light casement and 4-panelled door; cross-wing gable end has a 2-light ground and first floor casement with plank weatherings and an attic light. Interior: main beams stop- chamfered; large back-to-back fireplaces. The house was originally of cruciform plan with a wing adjoining the east elevation of the cross-wing; this was demolished in the mid-C20.

Listing NGR: SO6929774161