Fennells Farmhouse

SO 80 NE 4/3

BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT Fennells Farmhouse

II

Detached farmhouse. Late C16; late C17 south cross wing. Random rubble limestone; ashlar chimneys; stone slate and concrete plain tile roofs. Two-storey with attic, L-plan. East side: parapet gable end of cross wing projects forward to left with single-window fenestration, 3-light to upper floor, 2-light to attic, both chamfered mullioned casements withhoodmoulds; cross roll saddle to gable. Earlier wing to right has C19 outbuilding and pentice addition, both under large catslide to main roof; part open- fronted supported on 2 tapering monolithic stone posts. Doorway with chamfered opening, remains of decorative moulding stops, hoodmould and plank door is in section of wall projecting forward from main wall, possibly formerly gabled porch dismantled upon C19 alteration; 2-light recessed cavetto mullioned casement with hoodmould to right of doorway. North end: parapet gabled with chimney having moulded cap. Four single-light casements, 3 recessed cavetto moulded with hoodmoulds. West side: originally 2-window fenestration to earlier wing, one obscured by later lean- to addition. Three-light ground floor and two 2-light upper floor casements, all recessed cavetto mullioned with hoodmoulds. Parapet gable end of cross-wing to right with gable-mounted chimney having moulded cap. Two apparently C13 lancets reset at attic level, one 2-light. South side: front of cross-wing with 2 and 3-light chamfered mullioned casements, 2 with hoodmoulds to ground floor. Off-centre lobby-entry doorway with deep stone lintel and plank door. Interior: beams with stepped chamfer stops in late C16 part of house. Recorded from 1573. (N.M. Herbert, 'Stroud' in V.C.H. Glos. xi, 1976, pp 99-145)

Listing NGR: SO8805606302