Road Farmhouse

SO 71 SE HARDWICKE BRISTOL ROAD (east side) 4/67 Road Farmhouse

II

Detached farmhouse. C16 and C17. Timber-framed; some brick re- building; limestone ashlar chimney; thatched roof. Lobby entry, 2- storey with attic; single-storey with attic cross wing to form T- plan. Front: gabled end of C16 wing projects to left; close studding with middle rail; quadrant bracing in gable; single-window fenestration with casement to attic and C20 glazed doorway below with tiled hood; main range to right has small framing on limestone plinth; central brick porch with thatched gabled roof and round arch; scattered fenenstration, mainly small-paned timber casements; ridge-mounted chimney with moulded cap and skirt; scalloped decoration to thatched ridge. North end: side of cross wing has early square framing around altered doorway opening; 3 small framed-up casements; brick lean-to projects to left. Back: cross- wing to right is half-hipped and extended with single-storey early C20 room; C20 lean-to in angle; back of main range is small-framed with scattered timber casements. South: gabled end rebuilt in brick; single-window fenestration to ground floor; louvred vent to attic. Cross wing said to have been former open hall. (C.R.Elrington, 'Hardwicke' in V.C.H. Glos.x, 1972, pp.178-188.)

Listing NGR: SO7958411575