Description

SJ 52 NW MORETON CORBET C.P.

3/57 Wain House Farmhouse
-

- II

Farmhouse. Early to mid-C17 with mid- to late C19 alterations and
additions. Timber framed with painted brick nogging, refronted and
extended in red brick; plain tile roof. Framing: small square panels
(3 from sole plate to wall plate) with long straight tension braces;
small rectangular panels, 4 from sole plate to wall plate. Hall range
of 2 framed bays with wing of one bay at rear and projecting gabled
cross wing to east of 2 framed bays. One storey and attic with cross
wing of 2 storeys and attic. South front: central brick ridge stack
behind ridge and central brick ridge stack to cross wing. 2 large
gabled eaves dormers with 2 x 2-light C20 metal casements. 3 ground-
floor windows; 2- and 3-light C19 wooden casements with straight-sided
arched heads, C20 door off-centre to left with C20 gabled porch, and
boarded door to far left. Left-hand gable end has exposed collar and
tie-beam truss with queen struts, and C20 two-light casement. C20
lean-to garage adjoining to left. Right-hand cross wing with small
C19 straight-sided arched attic casements, pair of first-floor C20
two-light metal casements and ground-floor C19 three-light wooden casement
with straight-sided arched head. C20 half-glazed door in left-hand
return with C20 lean-to porch in angle and C19 addition adjoining to
right with gabled semi-dormer and ground-floor 3-light wooden casement.
Much timber framing visible at rear. Cross wing has tie-beam truss
with 2 collars and 2 pairs of queen struts; small gabled wing at rear
of hall range has collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts. Interior
not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ5297526917

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307037

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House