Healy Court Farmhouse

ST 77 NW DYRHAM AND HINTON C.P. HINTON

5/176 Healey Court Farmhouse 17.9.52 - II

Farmhouse. Early C17, fireplace dated 1638, later C17/early C18 wing and attached dairy, C19 alterations. Limestone rubble with stone dressings and quoins, rendered, brick and sandstone dressings, double Roman tiled roof with south gable stack. Originally through passage plan with 2 rooms, wing added from centre to form T-plan with dairy attached to west of original house. South elevation of 2 storeys and 2 windows with wing projecting from centre; ground floor left 6-light window with chamfered mullions and transom and hood mould, first floor 3-light window with moulded mullions and round heads, stopped hood mould, ground floor right has 3-light casement with chamfered mullions, hood mould and relieving arch in banded brick and sandstone, small 2-light casement under eaves. Wing has to left a 3-light casement with segmental head, C19 3-light casement under eaves with moulded mullions and surround, buttress to right where wing formerly extended; at right return, wing has ground floor 2-light casement with heavy rounded mullion and surround, first floor 2-light wooden casement under eaves; front of wing has door in plain frame, rendered wall. Right return of house rendered with ground and first floor 3-light casement with chamfered mullions and hood mould; left return has single storey dairy attached with door. Rear has large external stack to left, door in plain frame to right (former rear through passage door) and 2-light casement with moulded mullion; first floor has 3 C19 2-light casements and stack rising from eaves to right. Interior: wide central passage with C19 straight stair inserted, ground floor room to east has fine stone fireplace, with Tudor arch and rosettes in frieze, dentil cornice under mantel, bolection-moulded sides and hollow-moulded head, carved initials and date GW/AD 1638/HW; boxed beams. --

Listing NGR: ST7324476691