Murrell'S End Farmhouse

REDMARLEY D'ABITOT DURBRIDGE LANE SO 73 SW (east side)

5/160 Murrell's End Farmhouse

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Former farmhouse, now house. Early C18, rear wing may be older, early C19 alterations. Painted Flemish bond brickwork to left of front, English bond to right, stone plinth; rough wet dash render to rear wing, tiled roofs. Seven-window front, one room deep, rear wing at right angles offset from centre, stair turret in angle on right, leanto behind. Two-and-a-half storeys. Front 6-panel door in centre, bottom 2 fielded, top 4 glazed; semi-circular fanlight with radiating bars; attached Doric column either side, impost block and open pediment over. Brickwork changes just to right of door. Either side 3 tall, 18-pane sash windows, cambered, rubbed brick arches. End windows mid C20 alterations, replacing dummy windows. Moulded brick string course to first floor, stops short of corners. Above, in centre 24-pane sash, two 18-pane each side as ground floor: blind opening at ends. Dentil elves. Large, square chimney on ridge right gable, smaller on ridge one room in from left end. String course across bottom and part way up gable on left. Interior: fielded panelled shutters to front, ground floor. Entrance hall, 6-panel doors, fielded, fluted surrounds with lion-head corner paterae. Eared surround to fireplace; H hinges to fielded-panelled cupboard doors to left. Dogleg stairs with turned balusters, moulded string and handrail. Panelled doors to cupboards in room to right, shaped fronts to shelves, semi-circular heads. Room at right end wide fireplace with elliptical brick arch. House built in at least 3 stages, last 2 possibly rebuilding earlier house. Stairs in turret later removed.

Listing NGR: SO7432430102