The Farmhouse And Adjoining Stable

REDDITCH B. ELCOCKS BROOK SP 06 SW 4/74 The Farmhouse and adjoining stable

GV II

Farmhouse, now house and adjoining stable. Cl7 with mid-C18, mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Timber-framed with brick infill on- brick plinth, brick replacement walling and refacing; plain tiled roofs. L-plan; main part, two framed bays.aligned roughly east/west with large external chimneys at gable ends (the east gable end chimney having tiled offsets); intersecting wing to rear east bay also of two framed bays. Part single storey and attic with half-dormers, part two storeys and attic. Framin : main part is reconstructed and has four panels from sill to wall-plate, long straight braces at first floor level of west gable end; collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars and struts partly visible at gable ends; rear wing has three rows of panels at first floor level and a similar truss with a single collar which has four struts beneath and V-strut above. South front elevation: windows are C20 casements; ground floor has a 2- light and two 4-light windows; two gabled half-dormers with cross-casements. Attic light in east gable end and small square light to front of chimney base. Interior not inspected. Main entrance in west side of rear wing with C20 hipped-roofed porch, 2-light window and door. There is a C19 addition to the gable end of the rear wing; two levels; two bays; loft door and window in gable end (both with cambered heads). Also C19 single- storey addition to east side of rear wing. Stable: adjoins west gable end of main part; C18; brick and plain tiled roof with parapets at gable ends; two levels; two bays; single-light ground floor window to front elevation; stable door to rear; single-light ground floor window and loft door in gable end. A C19 lean-to addition adjoins both farmhouse and stable at rear.

Listing NGR: SP0092264537