Stone Farmhouse

SWIMBRIDGE SS 63 SW 8/179 Stone Farmhouse

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Farmhouse, C17 but earlier fabric possibly concealed. Extended in late C18 or early C19. Rendered stone and cob. Slate roofs at 2 levels with gable ends. Hipped roof to porch. 3 room and through-passage plan extended by additional room at lower end said to have once been a lean-to and later heightened to 2 storeys. Brick stack at right gable end heating inner room, ridge stack with brick shaft heating hall and backing onto through-passage, and further ridge stack, formerly at gable end with brick shaft heating lower end. 2 storeys, including porch to through-passage. 7 window range. C20 fenestration, 2- and 3-light casements. Chamfered beams to inner room and hall which retains its original joists. Scroll- stopped chamfered beam to lower end which has some C18 joinery and large concealed fireplace with 2 - bread ovens. The house is of interest as it illustrates 4 locational changes in cooking activity; an infilled bread oven to the hall, 2 bread ovens to the partially concealed fireplace at the lower end, the added bay at the lower end was refitted as a kitchen in mid C20, and a late C20 kitchen in an extension to rear of inner room. First floor rooms have C19 ledged plank doors and wide 5 plank ledged door to inner porch doorway. Roof structure entirely replaced in late C18 or early C19.

Listing NGR: SS6439733154