Windmill House

CLANFIELD MAIN ROAD SP2801-2901 (West side) 8/31 Windmill House GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Mid-C18 remodelling of early C17 house with later additions and alterations. Roughly coursed limestone rubble, banded to top; stone slate roof with coped verges. 2 storeys and attic. 3 windows, C19 three-light casements with wood lintels directly below eaves and in C18 segmental-headed openings with projecting keystones to ground floor. Central entrance has similar opening with C20 glazed double doors. Three C20 gabled dormers in roof slope. Stepped external end stack with moulded dripstone and rendered red brick top to left and similar integral end stack to right. Faint suggestion of raised eaves to front. Interior. Left ground-floor room (formerly 2) has chamfered spine beam. Right room has chamfered spine beam with stepped ogee stops and inglenook fireplace with moulded stone jambs and bread oven. Hearth stone of fireplace in room above visible in ceiling to left and position of former winder staircase detectable to right. Panelled window shutters. Chamfered spine beams to first-floor rooms, right with moulded stone jambs to fireplace. Double-purlin collar and tie-beam roof in 4 bays with principal rafters rising from wall tops. Circa 1930 flat-roofed additions to rear are not of special architectural interest. [2325]

Listing NGR: SP2837601379