Great Lypiatt Farmhouse

CORSHAM LYPIATT ST 86 NE 3/257 Great Lypiatt Farmhouse (Formerly listed as Great 20.12.60 Lypiatt Farmhouse) GV II

Farmhouse, C16 and C17, dated 1627 on porch, rubble stone with stone-tiled roofs, two and a half storeys to main range, one and a half storey cross-wings each side. Main range has coped gables, end stacks and front coped gable set to right. Recessed chamfered mullion windows, 3-light to gable, two 3-lights to first floor, 4- light with king-mullion to ground floor left, all with hoodmoulds. Coped gabled porch to ground floor right with sundial and ball finials, round arched doorway with fluted imposts, keystone, carved spandrels and hoodmould. Tudor-arched doorway within and plank door. Main range rear has first floor 2-light, ground floor 3- light recessed chamfered mullion windows with hoodmoulds and door to through passage. To right a rear wing with similar windows to east side and north end, both 2-light. West cross-wing has ridge stack and south end 3-light with hoodmould to each floor, ovolo- moulded above, recessed chamfered below. East addition has coped east gable and stack, broad south gable with upper 3-light and blocked window under single hoodmould, lower 4-light with hoodmould. Two-light with hoodmould in end wall to east and north- east rear wing with east coped gable, stack and ground floor 3- light and hoodmould. West side, to rear court has dormer gable and 2-light over 2-light with hoodmoulds and door to right. All windows in east wing ovolo-moulded. West cross-wing said to be possibly early C16, main range late C16 and early C17. Said to have fine stone fireplace in hall and early C18 stair with turned balusters and moulded rail. House was held by Hancock family from C15 to 1764 when it was sold to P. Methuen. (Wiltshire Buildings Record; H. Brakspear, Corsham n.d. 27 - reprint Wilts.Arch.Mag. 43 511-39)

Listing NGR: ST8690769013