Wishays Farmhouse

BRADNINCH SS 90 NE 4/11 - Wishays Farmhouse II - Farmhouse. C17 with later alterations. Cob and stone mix, plastered, under gabled-end slate roof. Formerly a 3-room cross passage plan, with the lower-end to the right of passage; axial stack at upper end of the Hall; 2 end stacks, both formerly external. 2 storeys. Front: 5 window range; 1st floor : two 2-light C19 casement windows to the left- hand side, 8 panes per light with crown glass; two 12-pane hornless sash windows and 1 of 12 panes, all with margin panes, crown glass and coloured panes to each corner. Ground-floor: a 2-light casement window (as above) to either side of left- hand door with C19 bead-mould surround; main door (to former passage), panelled and glazed under gabled slate-roofed timber porch, between 12-pane hornless sash windows as above. Right-hand elevation: 1 tiny inglenook window and a 1 and 2-light casement window with 4 and 8 leaded panes respectively. C19 3-light casement window to left-hand elevation. Rear: 1st floor: three 3-light C19 casement windows with glazing bars, 1 with 12 leaded panes to outer lights; one 4-light window with margin panes to stairwell, and a single-light window; ground-floor : 1 wide, planked door; 4 C19 3-light windows, 1 with 8 leaded panes to each light; a fifth retains its earlier chamfered timber mullions. The house is notable for its attractive C19 and earlier windows. Interior: remains of large right-hand end fireplace with bressumer extending the entire width of the room; chamfered beam with hollow step stops. Between hall and passage are the remains of a plank and muntin screen; also in hall, a beam with cyma recta and concave moulding. Roof space not inspected.

Listing NGR: SS9925805586