Moortown Farmhouse

WHITCHURCH MOORTOWN SX 57 SW

7/185 Moortown Farmhouse 14-6-52 - II

Farmhouse. Early C18, possibly incorporating earlier building, mid C19 2-storey addition to rear left, probably C19 1½-storey outhouse attached to rear right, house extended by 2 bays to front right early C20 in same style. Rubble, with large quoins in granite, slate-hung, rear rendered. Steeply pitched slate pitched slate hipped roof with lead rolls to the hips and roof, sprocketed eaves breaking forward slightly over corners with moulded timber eaves cornice. Rendered stacks to right side of C20 and to rear. Double depth plan, with central entrance to hall with stair to rear left, principal rooms to right and left front. C19 2-storey addition to rear left forms parallel wing projecting to left, outhouse attached to rear right is extended to form L- plan, enclosing small courtyard to rear. 2 bays added to front right in early C20. 2 storeys, 5 bays to left of original house and 2 wider spaced bays to right, all 12-pane sashes with segmental heads in exposed boxes, windows in 2 bays to left have early C18 thick glazing bars remaining. In centre of 5 bays, porch with hipped roof, round-headed double doors, half-glazed, in brick surround, probably rebuilt in early C20, with inner 6-panelled doors. At ground floor to right a square bay with hipped roof to right a square bay with hipped roof and two 8-pane sashes with sidelights. Slatehanging broken forward as string course. Left gable end has ground floor and first floor C20 window to ieft. Rear wing projecting to left has C20 French window and 2-light casement at first floor, rear of wing has 2 windows at each storeys, all C20, heated by gable end stack to inner rear side. Right gable end has external stack to left and 2 windows, all 12-pane sashes, asbestos slates to hipped roof end. Rear of main range rendered, door to left of rear wing, with sash with thick glazing bars lighting stair above, stonework above which might be remains of early stringcourse. Roof over 2 C20 bays hipped to rear. 1½-storey outhouse attached to left with hipped slate roof and attached single storey addition to end with corrugated iron roof, rear-of outhouse has 2 doors with timber lintels and small brick stack to outer corner. To left at first floor, main range has 2 small 4-pane lights and small single light, single storey lean-to at base of external stack. Interior not accessible.

Listing NGR: SX5265574035