Batelease Farmhouse

BRUSHFORD SS 60 NE 3/2 Batelease Farmhouse - - II Farmhouse. C17, possibly earlier, refurbished in mid C19. Plastered cob on rubble footings; stone rubble stacks topped with C19 brick; slate roof. Originally a 3-room-and-through-passage plan house facing south-west with former service room at left (north-west) end. Rear passage now blocked by stairs and former inner room has been reduced in height and status (now a workshop). Left end stack to former service room, large projecting rear lateral stack to hall and axial (now appearing like end stack to hall) stack backing onto hall to former inner room. Secondary 2-storey outshots across rear. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-window front to main house (former service room, passage and hall) comprising a variety of late C19 and C20 casements, the later ones without glazing bars. Central part-glazed C20 door. Gable-ended roof. Inner room now has monopitch roof and front has a late-C19 casement with glazing bars. Interior shows C19 plaster, chimney pieces and joinery, except the workshop/former inner room where stone rubble fireplace has soffit-chamfered and scroll stopped fireplace and same finish to surviving half beam. Rest of main house appears to preserve C17 layout and therefore early features probably survive behind C19 plaster. Roof of C19 king post trusses.

Listing NGR: SS6683207625