Granary And Cartshed North West Of Whaddon Grove Farmhouse

ST86SE 1361-0/4/10001

HILPERTON WHADDON

Granary and Cartshed north west of Whaddon Grove Farmhouse

GV II

Granary and cartshed C18. Rendered stone rubble and English garden wall bond red brick with stone dressings. Bridgwater tile roof with gabled ends. PLAN: Rectangular plan with 8-bay open-fronted cartshed on the ground floor and granary above with access on the right end, the external stairs missing. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Symmetrical south west front. 8-bay colonnade in antis with stone Tuscan columns [5th from right replaced by brick pier] and end pilasters supporting timber bressumer with stone hand above. The first floor has a red brick front wall with rusticated quoins and three 2-light stone mullion windows with head moulding. The right-hand [SE] first floor doorway to granary with similar architrave to those of front windows; the external stairs missing. Stone band and plinth continues around rendered stone end and rear walls with stone quoins; three blocked stone mullion windows on fist floor at rear; smaller single-light first floor window on left [NW] end. INTERIOR: The floor is supported on chamfered cross-beams with notched run-out stops and unchamfered joists. Granary on first floor has plastered wads and tie-beam trusses with queen-struts and tenoned purlin. NOTE: Reputedly built by the Long family, clothiers and Wiltshire gentry. SOURCES: Wiltshire Buildings Record: Wiltshire Farm Buildings 1500-1900, p.64.

Listing NGR: ST8836561450