Grimstone Farmhouse And Outbuilding Attached To South West

HORRABRIDGE JORDANS LANE SX 56 NW 7/9 Grimstone Farmhouse and outbuilding - attached to south west

II

Farmhouse. C17 origin, enlarged to right and left later C17/early C18, with C19 fenestration and later alterations. Mixed slatestone and granite rubble with granite quoins to original house, partly rendered, hipped slate roof with some asbestos slates, 2 stone ridge stacks at former gable ends. Originally a 2-room and through passage plan, both rooms heated by gable end stacks, position of original stair uncertain. c. early C19, milk room added to right and stable to left; straight stair inserted rear of higher end room and rear kitchen wing. 2 storeys and 2 windows to original house, central plain door with timber lintel and triangular hood on brackets, 6-pane sash to left and 2-light casement of 2 panes each light with timber lintel to right, first floor has two 2-light casements under eaves, 2 pane to right and 6 pane to left; straight joint to right to 2-storey former milk- room, has plain door with timber lintel and 2-light 3-pane casement under eaves; straight joint to left to stable with door of reused timber with mortices and upper loading door, both with timber lintels, single-storey concrete lean-to to front left. Right return at upper ground level, rendered and lined out, 6-pane casement to right, left return has large granite quoins, probably earlier addition than to right. Rear has 2-storey wing with rendered sides, gable end has 4-pane sash with segmental brick head at ground and first floor, 4-pane sash under eaves to right, asbestos slate roof; in angle to rear wing, a single-storey rendered lean-to with 2-light C20 window at end and single-storey concrete wash-room attached to rear with 9-pane light and door. Interior: room to left of passage has chamfered axial beam, rough cut, recess in rear wall, Cl9 partitions to passage, rear left plank and batten door with ventilation holes to former dairy, straight stair to rear right; end room to right has flat- headed fireplace in corner, flue returned to main stack, hooks in beams; end left has possible former oven backing on to stack, rough cut collars in roof; main roof of house has crossed principals, collar and ridge purlin, one row of purlins.

Listing NGR: SX5154570468