Upper End Farmhouse

Upper End Farmhouse is a probable 16th-century timber-frame farmhouse, extended in the late 17th century and restored in the mid-20th century. It is located on the south side of Main Street in Bretforton. The building has an L-shaped plan, with a three-bay section dating back to the 16th century and a later 17th-century extension. The construction is timber frame with rendered infill on the upper floor, a roughcast ground floor, and lias rubble with partially rendered ashlar quoins, all under a Cotswold stone and tile roof. A gable-end stack is located on the south-east gable, and a lateral stack is situated on the front (north-east) wall. The north-east front features a one-storey section with an attic lit by two gabled dormers; a three-light casement window is to the left, and a six-pane boxed sash window is to the right. A half-glazed door is in the right-hand corner. The cross-wing gable to the left has a gable-lit attic and a three-light stone mullioned window below, with a square label. The timber framing to the front has been restored, but to the rear it is close-studded, with a curved tension brace to the first floor. Inside, the ground floor has massive ceiling beams. A moulded stone fireplace is found near the lateral stack.