College Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. A Early Modern Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
College Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- hushed-newel-summer
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1955
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Period
- Early Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
College Farmhouse, originally known as Cottage Farm, is a 17th-century farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It features a datestone from 1659 and was extended in the 18th century. The building is constructed of regular coursed ironstone rubble and has a steeply pitched stone slate roof with diminishing courses, along with stone stacks at both ends and along the ridge. The stone copings include a moulded stone coping at the plinth.
The elevation facing the road has a two-unit plan and is two storeys plus an attic, with a two-window range. The front is slightly off-centre, featuring a 20th-century door to the right with chamfered stone jambs and a head. To the left of the door is a four-light stone mullion window with a hood mould and label stops, and to the right is a similar three-light window. On the first floor, there are two three-light stone mullioned windows. The attic contains a two-light stone mullioned window with a hood mould and label stops.
To the right, there is a single-storey extension with a two-light stone mullion window. The left end has a two-light flat-faced stone mullion window to the cellar, while the ground floor features three- and four-light stone mullioned windows with hood moulds and label stops, and two similar three-light windows on the first floor. The roof has two gabled dormers. The windows have 20th-century lead cames and original wrought iron window catches, although some stone has been renewed.
Inside, the farmhouse retains stop-chamfered beams and chamfered joists, along with an inglenook fireplace that has a chamfered bressumer. There is a wooden spiral staircase and stone flag floors, with elm panelling and shutters on the windows. The original layout of the kitchen, hall, and parlour is preserved, making it a rare example of a three-unit farmhouse evolving into an L-shaped plan.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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