Husseys

SU 74 SE FROYLE HUSSEYS LANE, Lower Froyle

5/25 Husseys,( formerly listed as Husseys Farm- 31/07/63 house.)

GV II*

Large house. C16, with cladding of the C18 and early C19. Mainly brick walls, and a tile roof. Timber-framed structure with rear wings, with C18 extensions of 2 storeys at the front (east side) and early C19 smaller additions (between the wings) at the rear. The south elevation is 2 storeys, with 6.4 windows. Hipped roof, 2 hips behind a parapet at the east side. Walls of Flemish bond, 1st floor bond, rubbed flat arches, plinth; the east side has a parapet band and 2 wider windows (of later insertion) to the ground floor, with cambered openings. Sashes, 1 casement. Cast-iron (C20) rainwater heads bear the date 1603. The west end has a large stack and tile hanging of the upper walls, and the entrance re-uses the C18 doorcase, which has a shell-hood, carved brackets, pilasters with Corinthian caps and panelled reveals. The rear elevation, and east end, has exposed framing, but also brick walls (early C19) of Flemish bond, with cambered openings, plinth, and cast-iron diamond casements; the large panelled stack (and the west stack) indicates that the chimneys were attached to the outside of the frame. Inside, there is a Tudor fireplace and some exposure of the timber-frame.

Listing NGR: SU7650544332