Description

ASHPERTON CP MOOREND
SO 64 SW

5/23 Moorend Farmhouse
(Formerly listed as
18.11.52 Moorend)

GV II

Farmhouse. C17 with later alterations. Timber-framed, part painted brick
and part wattle-and-daub infill, sandstone plinth, tiled roof hipped to
south, five framed bays aligned north/south facing east with two small
adjacent wings extending to west at northern west front, possibly the former
stair turret and porch, present entrance to south of centre; north of centre
large axial stack with three restoredstar plan brick shafts, further external
stack at south gable end. Two storeys, attic and cellar. Irregular fenestration:
five windows, 2- and 3-light casements, mostly leaded; further small 2-light
casement window directly below eaves in second bay from north, one window to
south and three to north flank glazed gabled porch. Framing: square panelling,
generally seven panels from sill to wall-plate, diagonal bracing from sill
to main post and above from girding beam to main post at north gable end
with lattice framing in gable. Interior: contains good chamfered beams and
moulded beams in former main hall (now subdivided), a 5-light ovolo moulded
window iS enclosed at the rear. Trusses: two struts to collar with V-struts
in apex and two tiers of purlins.

Listing NGR: SO6365842054

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26391082

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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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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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)