Stowe Grange

ST BRIAVELS STOWE HILL SO 50 NE (south side) 2/187 Stowe Grange - II Farmhouse. C16 and C19. Rough rendered, Welsh slate roof. This is the original farmhouse with stair turret centrally at back, 2-storey porch centrally front, and two large external gable stacks, each with paired diagonal terminal shafts in brick. Attached to this, front left, is a later 2-storey cottage set gable to the road. Main block is 3 storey with part cellar, right, 3-windowed, but the first bay blocked by the later building, centre a 3-light casement over C19 plank door and surround, and right are 4-light casements and a segmental headed doorway; the windows under crude drips and stop. Left of porch is a 4-centred door opening with moulded surround. Back has 4-light wood C19 casements in two storeys, flanking stair turret with 2-light casement, also one C20 door. Cottage front is two storeys 3-windowed, 2-light C19 casements over one 5-light and one 2-light with transom, and off-centre left a 4-panel C19 door. Interior: Many very heavy chamfered beams, and heavy roof structure; the cellar has enormous beams and stopped-chamfer joists. Deep bressummer fireplaces at ground floor and first floor at right-hand end. Oak tight well stair. The farmhouse is reputed to date from 1563, which is possible in view of the heavy and relatively crude detailing in parts.

Listing NGR: SO5620306311