Manor Farmhouse And Gatepiers

Manor Farmhouse is a medieval farmhouse, likely dating to the late 15th or early 16th century, situated in Hamfallow. The building is constructed primarily of coursed rubble stone, with a dressed stone finish, and incorporates a timber-framed north end from the first floor upwards, and a small brick wing to the south. The roof is covered with Cotswold stone slates, featuring a coped verge on the south side, with brick and stone stacks. The farmhouse is two storeys high with an attic in the gable end, forming an L-shape with a through passage.

The east front has three windows: two-light leaded casements. A pair of these windows to the far left has wooden trefoil-head frames. A single-light window with a trefoil-head sits immediately left of the central doorcase, which has a chamfered four-centred timber arch, a large timber lintel, and a studded plank door with a large strap hinge. A two-light leaded casement is located to the far left, and a two-light leaded wood mullion and transom window to the right. To the south is a late 16th-century brick wing constructed of very small bricks, with a smaller 20th-century brick extension at the end.

The west side features chamfered stone mullion windows; two two-light windows on the first floor, and a four-light window with a square hoodmould to the left on the ground floor, alongside a three-light leaded timber window to the right with a timber lintel. A central low four-centred chamfered stone archway has a fixed glass panel and a cambered wooden hood supported by brackets and contains an original plank door with decorative iron hinges inside. The timber-framed north wing exhibits close studding with diagonal bracing at the corners, containing two windows on the first floor facing north within the studding (two and three lights), one square attic opening to the east and one eight-light wood mullion and transom window within the stonework facing north on the ground floor, having a large moulded transom and upper horizontal member. The west gable wall of this wing has been rebuilt in coursed and dressed stone.

Inside, remnants of screens partitions are visible within the through passage, along with several fine fireplaces, featuring both stone and wood bressumers. Original internal doors and doorways remain, along with many original beams, several ground floor rooms feature compartmented ceilings. The early 18th century sees square gatepiers constructed from rusticated dressed stone and feature moulded cornices and very large stone ball finials.

The building is designated as a Grade II*, recognizing its exceptional group value.