Description

BRETFORTON CP -
SP 0844 - SP 0944

13/21 Bretforton Grange

30.7.59
GV II*

Shown on OS map as Grange Farm.
Monastic grange, now house. Early C14, remodelled and extended 1635,
with some late C20 alterations. Coursed lias rubble with ashlar dressings,
Cotswold stone and tile roof. C14 range aligned north/south, subsidiary
(service) range extending west from southern corner has stacks at both ends;
C17 wing projects to south from latter range with central stack. East front:
C14 range to right of two storeys with gable-lit attic, stone coped verges
and stepped buttresses. External staircase of C20 to right-hand side; to
left; two 3-light C17 stone mullioned windows. C17 wing set back to left
with stair turret in angle, two storeys high, 2-light window to first floor;
entrance to right has a C20 stone gabled porch. To left-hand corner an
entrance (now window) with triangular head, and a square label, the stops
of which bear the inscription "WC 1635". Interior: C17 staircase with massive
turned balusters and moulded handrail. Roof of C14 range is of common rafter
construction, each couple having an arch-braced collar and vertical ashlar
pieces. Ground floor of this range is an early C14 undercroft divided into
four bays by simple chamfered ribs. (Bond, C J: "The Estates of Evesham Abbey:
a preliminary survey of their medieval topography", Vale of Evesham Historical
Society Research Papers, Vol 4, 1973, pp 10-11; VCH, 2, pp 359-360; BoE, p 100).

Listing NGR: SP0863044176

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548387

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)