Outbuilding Immediately North Of And Attached To North Farm

SP 01 NW SHIPTON SHIPTON OLIFFE

5/108 Outbuilding immediately north of and attached to North Farm 23.1.52 (formerly listec under North Farmhouse, outbuildings and dairy)

GV II*

Possible house formerly with first floor hall. C16. Roughly _ coursed limestone rubble incorporating some squared and dressed blocks (probably reused), stone slate roof. Rectangular plan. C20 part-glazed lean-to porch on south side, not of special interest. Two storeys. South wall; 2-light hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned window with 4 centred arched heads to each light and carved spandrels to first floor, straight joint indicating position of former first floor door visible towards west end. C20 plank door with fillets within Tudor-arched doorway at centre to ground floor. C20 two-light artificial stone hollow-moulded mullioned window, copying that in south wall, within blocking of former west doorway. Small rectangular blocked window left of doorway. C16 single light with stone surround, carved spandrels and almost pointed head to first floor, small light without proper surround towards apex of gable. Two C16 two-light windows, similar to those in south wall, at east gable end. First floor now entered at first floor level from higher ground level at rear, via C20 oak panelled door within C19 or C20 rectangular surround with wooden lintel, blocked 2-light stone-mullioned window (as in south wall) left of door. Flat gable end coping and cross saddles. Interior; 3 bays, possibly original deep-chamfered tie beam with stepped stops supporting first floor. Stone fireplace towards east end of north wall (now blocked up) with Tudor-arched stone surround with carved spandrels, small recess for cupboard in east wall right of fireplace. Similar fireplace halfway along same wall at first floor level. Blocked rectangular doorway visible in south wall. Possibly original roof trusses with tie beams with struts set apart at bottom. Tie beam towards west end with slot for partition. Flat chamfers and double moulded shoulders to struts. Joists between tie beams suggest roof space formerly had floor. Traces of former, presumably stone steps up to first floor door in south wall reputed to have been found during restoration. Former internal stairs thought to have been at north-west corner. Building was functioning as the dairy at time of former survey c1954. If the interpretation of this building as formerly having a first floor hall is correct, it then represents a very rare example of the continued use of an early type of house plan at a late date. (Tim Darvill: Notes on North Farm, Shipton Oliffe, 1985).

Listing NGR: SP0402618930