Whychurch Farmhouse

ST 93 87

758-1/2/213

MALMESBURY

HOLLOWAY HILL (North West side)

Whychurch Farmhouse

24/07/92

II

Formerly known as: Whitchurch Farm.

Farmhouse. c1675 by William Ivye on site of earlier church (tower to church pulled down 1670-75); C18 rear extension, late C18 porch and pediment added to front.

Coursed limestone rubble with pantile roofs and rendered ridge end stacks.

PLAN: 3-unit central-entry plan; rear stair turret with access from parlour on left; service end on right has C18 wing built on to rear.

EXTERIOR: 2 storey; almost symmetrical 4-window range. Late C18 pedimented stone porch built onto C17 chamfered segmental-arched doorway with original ironmongery to C18 4-panel door. Late C18 pediment to centre. Hood moulds over 3- above 4-light hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned widows; C20 inserted window to ground floor on right. Similar windows to other elevations, and to gable end of C18 rear wing. The left (S) return gable has string course, plinth and straight joints: these relate to the surviving part of the medieval chapel.

INTERIOR: details include substantial beams, some cased and some stop-chamfered; parlour on left probably subdivided in late C18 with panelled door. Stone-flag doors. Dog-leg stair with landing, giving access to rear first-floor gallery. First-floor and attic has ribbed and plank doors with Norfolk latches set in ovolo-moulded and chamfered architraves and heavy pegged frames; one similar plank door set in ovolo-moulded doorway to centred room of ground floor. Central hall has open fireplace with chamfered jambs and bressumer. Principal rafter roof with tenoned purlins. C18 extension has mullioned windows to C17 main range and stair turret. A good example of a late C17 central-entry plan with a near-symmetrical facade, although the plan form is otherwise traditional with a large central hall.

The asset was previously listed twice also at List entry 1022282. This entry was removed from the List on 7th August 2015.

Listing NGR: ST9384587963