Description

SO 66 SW
6/45
18.4.66

STOKE BLISS CP
BROMYARD ROAD (east side)
The Grove

GV
II

Farmhouse. Probably late C17, altered late C18, mid-C19 and late C20.
Brick on brick and rubble base, plain tiled roof with gable-end parapets
and partly rebuilt brick ridge stack. Two storeys, cellar and attic with
dentilled eaves cornice. Four bays; the central two bays break forward
slightly and are surmounted by a shaped gable. The windows all have
cambered heads and Gothick traceried 2-light casements. The central gable
contains a circular opening with a quatrefoil shaped window. The central
entrance has a doorway with a two-centred head with a half-glazed door and
the arched head above is also glazed and has two glazing bars. The entrance
is approached by a flight of eight sandstone steps. Attic lights at gable
ends. Also truncated chimney stack and lean-to outshut at left end. There
is a tall central wing at rear containing the main staircase. Also a sub-
stantial wing to rear right of timber-framing and brick which has been much
altered and restored in the C20. Interior: there is a large central fire-
place and also the winder staircase survives in the stair wing.

Listing NGR: SO6338363258

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26360894

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Recommended Books

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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)