Coldenhale Farmhouse And Adjoining Stable And Hop Kilns

EASTHAM CP - SO 66 NE

5/28 Coldenhale Farmhouse and adjoining stable and hop kilns

• II

Shown on OS Map as Stonehouse Farmhouse. Farmhouse, and adjoining stable and hop kilns. C17 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. Timber-framed, painted brick infill, replacement walling and additions; plain tiled roofs. Hall and cross-wing plan; hall of two framed bays aligned east/west (the lower bay of which is used as a stable) and having a central chimney with brick stack to rear of ridge; cross-wing of two framed bays at west end with C19 external chimney and large stack. Single storey and attic with dormers. Framing: hall part has wall-posts and upper row of panels visible; cross-wing has two rows of panels at first floor level, a short straight upper right corner brace and a collar and tie-beam truss with central strut, outer raking struts beneath collar and V-strut in apex. North front elevation: hall part has a 3-light ground floor casement, two gabled dormers, the left one having a square opening to a hayloft and the other having a 3-light casement; stable door in left bay; cross-wing gable end has a ground and first floor 3-light casement; the ground floor one has a cambered head and to the left of it is the main entrance which has a gabled canopy and C19 door. Interior not inspected. A C19 brick stable bay adjoins the east gable end; it has a 2-light upper level window and a stable door with a cambered head. To the east of this are two square brick hop kilns with pyramidal slate roofs, the rear one of which has a cowl. A C19 lean-to addition encloses the external chimney to the west elevation of the cross-wing.

Listing NGR: SO6802367544