Yate Court Farmhouse

ST 78 NW YATE

4/257 Yate Court Farmhouse

G.V. II

Farmhouse. Early C16, possibly incorporating earlier parts, but much altered. Rendered; double Roman tiled roof; rubble stacks. Cross passage with hall and service end to north and probably the parlour to south. 2 storeys and attics. Slightly higher range to the south: two 2-light casement and one cross window. To the north: two C20, 2-, 3- and 4-light casements; studded plank door to left with 4-centred head under a later hood; the right hand bay is recessed. C20 single storey lean-to at right. At the north end is an attached 2 storey dairy and cheese loft. A stair turret projects on the west elevation. Interior: large stop chamfered beams; winder stair; the hall chamber has a timber- framed screen wall with a moulded door surround which has a 4-centred head; tie and collar beam trusses with slots for windbraces (removed). Part of an important manorial complex, dating from the late C13 and which belonged to the Berkeley family and the Crown.

Listing NGR: ST7125085970