Description

BRETFORTON CP UPPER END
SP 0843 - SP 0943

15/64 Top Farmhouse

30.7.59

GV II

Farmhouse. Probably late C16, extended 1649 and mid-C18, with some mid-
C20 alterations. Coursed lias rubble and ashlar with Cotswold stone and
machine tile roof. C16 range aligned north-west/south-east, C18 addition
in line to north, C17 wing to south-west with lateral stack and a brew-
house attached to south corner. South-west front: gabled brewhouse pro-
jects to right with a small casement window. C16 portion to left of this
of one storey with attic lit by a dormer window. Ground floor has two 2-
light casements flanking an entrance. It has a lean-to C20 tiled canopy
and C16 moulded timber lintel. C17 gabled range projects to left of two
storeys with attic lit by a 2-light stone mullioned window under a square
casement to the ground floor. Date incised over attic window. To extreme
left the C18 part of two storeys with gable-lit attic. First floor blind.
Entrance has a C20 stable door. Interior: C17 portion has moulded stone
surrounds to fireplaces and moulded ceiling beams.

Listing NGR: SP0945143643

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26451550

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)