Bordesley Lodge Farmhouse

REDDITCH B DAGNELL END ROAD (south side) SP 06 NW 1/49 Bordesley Lodge Farmhouse (formerly listed as Bordesley 3.10.85 Lodge Farmhouse and Granary about 1 yard North of) GV

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Farmhouse, now house. c1600 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. Timber- framed with brick infill, refacing and replacement walling on sandstone base, partly roughcast; plain tiled roofs. Main part of four framed bays aligned north-west/south-east; the second bay from the south-east end is narrow and occupied by a large chimney with a brick ridge stack; an L-shaped wing adjoins the rear of the south-easternmost bay. Two storeys, attic and cellar. Framing: main part has three rows of square panels at first floor level with short straight braces across some upper corners. Some close-studding visible in rear wing; north-east gable end of rear wing has a collar and tie-beam truss with two struts exposed; this may once have been an intermediate truss and the wing reduced in length. Windows are mainly C19 casements. South-west front elevation: ground floor has two 3-light windows (one of which is blocked) and a hipped canted bay window; first floor has two 3-light windows and a 4- light window. Main entrance to left has a hipped-roofed brick porch with trellis infill and a 6-panelled door. Attic lights in gable ends. Interior: main ceil- ing beams are stop-chamfered. Large fireplace in former hall. C19 single- storey kitchen addition at rear.

Listing NGR: SP0421269350