Pound Farmhouse

Farmhouse, dating from the 17th century, with later alterations and 19th-century extensions. The original structure is timber-framed and rendered, with 19th-century rendered brick extensions. It has a gabled roof covered in 20th-century interlocking tiles, and the original 17th-century rendered ridge and lateral stacks feature diagonally-set flues. A further brick stack was added in the 19th century. The house originally comprised an L-shaped plan, with extensions added at both ends in the 19th century. The south-west elevation has an irregular arrangement of three windows, with a mid-20th-century door and windows. Other elevations also feature 20th-century windows, except for a 19th-century three-light casement window to the rear wing, which is cross-gabled.

Inside, original 17th-century features remain, including chamfered beams, timber framing, and an open fireplace with a bressummer. A particularly fine panelled room, dating from around 1700, is located on the south-east side of the house, and contains a two-panelled door, a moulded cornice, and exposed beams. Notably, the room retains rare original marbling to the bolection-moulded panelling and chimneypiece, along with an overmantle painting depicting a landscape featuring figures and churches – Newham, Westbury, and Arlingham, situated on the banks of the Severn. This represents a very rare and notable example of a complete original internal decorative scheme from the period.