Bagstone Court Farmhouse And Bakehouse 2 Yards To South East

This is a farmhouse and bakehouse, originally thought to have been a grange of Kingswood Abbey. The core of the farmhouse likely dates to the 14th century, with alterations in the 17th and 19th centuries, and an extension added in the early 19th century. The farmhouse is rendered, with a double Roman tiled roof, the two lowest courses being stone slates to the older section. It is arranged in an L-shape.

The early 19th-century extension is located to the south and features two 16-pane sash windows; the first-floor window to the right has a semi-circular head. A six-panel door is positioned to the right, set beneath a fanlight and a semi-circular hood. The original medieval block runs east-west at the north end of the extension. This block has three bays, with the easternmost bay being a 17th or 18th-century dairy extension, slightly lower in height, and a single-storey lean-to on the north side. The north elevation contains a mixture of 20th-century 2-light casement windows and an 18th-century multi-pane sash window, with 20th-century doors to the east.

Inside the medieval block, there is a cellar with a solar at the west end, and a two-bay open hall at the east end. The hall was floored over in the 16th or 17th century, incorporating a stack at that time. The cellar has a flagged floor, a stop-chamfered beam, and lodged joists. The hall also boasts a stop-chamfered beam and lodged joists. The roof of the hall displays a central truss with an arch-braced collar beam, open spandrels, and tenoned purlins. The two bays of the roof have a tier of curved wind braces and stop-chamfered principal members; the principal rafters are tenoned into a saddle piece, cut away on the underside to form a cusped and ogee decorative feature. All the timber is smoke blackened. The western truss has short principals tenoned into a cambered collar and a pair of upper crucks above; the wind bracing is missing. A woven matting layer (post 16th/17th century) covers the roof, having formerly supported thatch.

The bakehouse, located 2 yards to the southeast, dates to the 18th century. It is constructed of rubble with a double Roman tiled roof. It is two storeys high and has two bays, with 2-light casement windows featuring square wooden mullions. A plank door is positioned at the east end. The interior of the bakehouse includes a stone floor, an oven, and a copper; the upper floor is missing.