Goosehill Farmhouse

HANBURY CP GOOSEHILL LANE (east side) SO 96 SW 3/96 Goosehill Farmhouse - II Farmhouse. c1600, with late C19 and late C20 alterations. Timber-framed, brick infill and replacement walling, weatherboarded at east gable end, shingled roof. Two framed bays aligned east/west with external sandstone chimney and brick stack at east gable end, now enclosed within C19 and C20 additions. Two storeys. Framing: irregular, between two and four panels from sill to wall-plate, large swept braces in lower corners, collar and tie- beam trusses with raking struts. South front elevation: C19 replacement wall- ing to east bay has a 3-light casement with a cambered head on the ground floor and a 2-light first-floor casement. A C20 wing projects from the west bay. Main entrance in C20 single-storey addition at east gabled end. Interior: roof has intermediate collar and tie-beam truss with raking struts and one tier of purlins; wall-frame retained between south-west addition and includes a large swept brace; possible shaped doorhead in rear wall-frame to east; large sandstone fireplace in east bay; winder staircase in west bay. The house retains much of its original framing and some interesting features.

Listing NGR: SO9347561162