Eastleigh Barton Including Rear Garden Wall Containing Two Bee Boles

WESTLEIGH EASTLEIGH SS 42 NE Eastleigh Barton, including 3/102 rear garden wall containing two bee-boles II*

Barton farmhouse. Probably early C16, remodelled in late C16 and extended in C17. Rendered stone rubble. Slate roofs with gable ends. Tall stone rubble front lateral hall stack with tapered cap. Rendered stack to right end and small dressed stone stack set off the ridge to left of 2 storey porch. Stone rubble stack with tapered cap, heightened in brick to gable end of rear range. Complex plan development. Overall 3-sided rear courtyard plan, the front range with large hall heated by front lateral stack, through-passage with gabled 2 storey porch and lower end with lower ridge, the right angled range abutting rear left- hand side of hall is probably a C17 parlour wing. The service wing to rear attached at right angles to this parlour wing and running parallel to the main range, completes the 3-sided rear courtyard plan. 2 storeys. Front range has 12-paned sash over tripartite 12-paned sash with 4- paned sidelights to left of stack. 2 storey porch has 12-paned sash over cambered arch doorway. Exceptionally fine inner doorway with moulded 4-centred arched surround with foliated decoration to the spandrels complete with original door which has linen-fold panelling. C19 2-light casement, 6 panes per light above 4 over 8 paned sash. One single light 4-centred arched stone window survives to rear upper storey of front range. Two 12-paned sashes with blind oculus above, to projecting left side of front gable end of right-angled rear wing. Single 12-paned sash to its west face. Rear wing parallel to main range has a 3 over 6 paned sash above a C19 3-light casement at its west end. Length of cob wall with tiled capping extending to left has 2 bee-bole niches at left end. Interior: not accessible at time of survey 1985, but brief inspection of through- passage and hall suggested high quality C17 interior features survive, including tall plank and muntin through-passage hall screen, unusual handmade brick floor to hall and 4-centred arched doorway with foliated spandrels to lower end.

Listing NGR: SS4887127907