Description

BODENHAM CP BODENHAM MOOR
SO 55 SW
5/33 Moor Farmhouse
11.6.59
II
Farmhouse, now house. Probably early C17 with early C18 alterations
and additions and further mid-C20 alterations. Part roughcast sandstone
rubble, part timber-framed-with rendered infill on sandstone base, painted
brick replacement walling and refacing; plain tiled roofs. T-plan; main
range of three bays aligned north/south with west wing adjoining to south
of centre and large rubble chimney at junction with two brick shafts. A
C18 timber-framed cross-wing of roughly four bays adjoins the south end
which has an external rubble chimney at its west end. Two storeys.
Framing: C18 wing has three rows of square panels from sill to wall-plate
and a collar and tie-beam truss at rear with a V-strut in the apex.
East front elevation: main range of three bays and windows are all 2-light
C20 casements. Main entrance to left of centre has a C20 gabled timber
porch and door. C18 wing has two 2-light C20 casements at ground floor
and attic levels in its east gable end. There is a lean-to addition at
the north end of the main range. Interior: recorded to retain an early
C17 staircase with turned balusters, square newels and a heavy square
handrail. The west wing to recorded to have some moulded ceiling beams
and an early C18 fireplace with a moulded surround. (RCHM Herefs II, p 16,
item 38).

Listing NGR: SO5445150467

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26358814

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

• 
  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
• 
  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
• 
  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback