Wingfield Priory

WINGFIELD TOP ROAD TM 27 NW 5/162 Wingfield Priory - 29.7.55 -- II

Farmhouse. Circa 1600 with C16 and later work to rear. Timber framed and plastered, lined in imitation of ashlar. Plaintiled roofs except later sections of rear range which are pantiled. 2 storeys with attic to main range. 3-cell main range with a long rear wing in 3 sections. A mixture of C20 reproduction mullion and transom windows and mullioned windows (many original), all with C20 plain glass. 2 original windows to left gable end. Cross-passage entry: a small C20 gabled porch with plank and muntin door; inside the porch the original entrance door to the same pattern. Matching porch to rear. Internal stack (the upper part rebuilt) placed between the hall and service end, leaving the parlour unheated. Fine interior with a fully exposed frame; close studding throughout on the ground floor. The hall and parlour have cross-beamed ceilings and storey posts with moulded heads. The parlour is at a higher level, with an original cellar below. Newel stairs; some original doors. The rear range comprises: a C16 range attached to the main part of the house; a 3-bay barn with queen-post roof, the framing considerably altered and with a number of large diamond-mullioned windows inserted; a lower range of stabling, probably of early C18 date.

Listing NGR: TM2415076566