Maes Court

SO 67 SW 1/98 6.10.52

KNIGHTON ON TEME CP KNIGHTON ON TEME Maes Court

II

Shown on OS map as The Jewkes. House and barn, now one dwelling. c1630, altered and extended early and mid-C20. Timber-framed, painted brick and rendered infill on sandstone rubble plinth; painted brick additions and replacement walling; plain tiled roofs. Originally an H-plan, the central bay aligned east/west with large chimney, and three star-shaped stacks forming lobby entrance; cross-wings of two framed bays at each end; the west wing has been linked to a three- bay barn aligned north/south. Two storeys, attic and cellar. Framing: three and four panels from sill to wall-plate, long straight braces in lower corners, collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars, four struts to lower and two to upper collar and some have V-strut in apex. Windows are mainly C20 leaded casements. South front elevation: original part has a central lean-to addition with 2-light casement and C20 oriel above; right cross-wing gable end has a ground and first floor 3-light casement with plank weatherings and an attic light; left cross-wing gable end has a first floor 3- light casement, an attic light and the present main entrance; this has a lean- to timber-framed C20 porch with central gable at the base of which is inscribed the date "1630"; there is a re-used C17 studded door within. The C20 link to the left has a ground floor hipped bay window and three first floor rectangular lights; there is a large ridge stack above. The gable end of the former barn has a ground and first floor 4-light casement with plank weatherings. Interior: archway pierced through central chimney; small Jacobean overmantel in present entrance hall. (VCH 3 (ii), p 442).

Listing NGR: SO6298370166