The Yews

GREAT RISSINGTON RECTORY LANE SP 1917-2017 9/188 The Yews (formerly listed as House on W. side 25.8.60 270 yards S. of Leason Lane) GV II Detached house (now divided into two). Dated and initialled '17 W F I 03' on lintel over the right-hand doorway, extended mid-late C18-C19 and C20 extension. Coursed squared and dressed limestone with dressed stone quoins. Stone slate roof with ashlar stacks. Concrete tile roofing to C20 extensions. Rectangular plan to main body with mid-late C18-C19 extension and lean-to to coal store at the right gable end. C20 extensions at rear, not of special interest. Main body; three-windowed facade lit by 2 and 3-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements. Stopped hoods to the windows on the ground floor. All casements with leaded panes. Two C19 plank doors. Flat-chamfered dressed stone surround with dated lintel to the right-hand door. Dressed stone surround with a timber lintel to the left-hand door. Both doorways have flat stone canopies with moulded margins and moulded brackets. Later extension to the right of the main body; 1 1/2 storeys. Single 2- light C20 half dormer, 3-light C20 stone-mullioned casement to the ground floor. Lean-to porch with C19 plank door to the left. Single stone slab forms porch roof. Gable-end stacks to the main body both with flat-chamfered skirtings, one with a moulded capping. Gable-end stack to the extension to the right. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP1979617339