Description

SU 48 SE CATMORE

3/18 Catmore Farm House
21.10.51 (Formerly listed as The
Manor House Catmore Farm)

G.V. II*

Farmhouse. C14 with C15, C16 extensions & C18, C20 alterations. Part
brick with some vitreous and some chequer, upper part tile hung with patterned
tiles on north, west and south sides, date 1980 in contrasting tiles on west;
tile hanging and brickwork covers timber frame. Plain tiled roofs hipped to
north and south, one hip and one gable to west. Rectangular plan made up
of 3 blocks; C14 block running north/south on east; C15 block altered C16 running
west/east on south; C16 block running west/east on north. 2 storeys; late C16
chimney on south end wall, ridge chimneys at and west end of ridge of south
block. North Elevation:- block to left breaks forward slightly with higher
roof, 3-light. C20 casement to left, arch cut in brickwork to right provides
access to C20 door in recess where timber frame can be seen behind brickwork;
block to right-two 3-light casements on first floor, 2-light casement to left
and glazing bar sash to right of central 4 panelled door in C20 brick porch.
South Elevation:- 5 glazing bar sashes, 4-light casement to left of ground
floor, glazing bar sash and 4-light casement to right, door off-centre
left. Interior:- East Block: roof contains two smoke blackened trusses
with scissor bracing and cruck-like principals to west, first floor
bedroom has large ceiling beams with cyma recta and cyma reversa moulding
and chamfered and stopped joists; ground floor has 2 similarly moulded
beams. South Block:- 4 bays of framing, first floor rooms extending up
to roof collars, very tall queen post trusses with curved struts to double
butt purlins with wind bracing, ties, posts and braces all chamfered, C16
added chimney at west incorporates bacon smoking loft on first floor;
ground floor room to east of 2 bays with very large moulded beams,
chamfered and stopped joists and large C16 inserted chimney to west with
eye carving on fireplace beam; possible cross passage to west of chimney
and further room with large C16 chimney with eye and cross carved on
fireplace beam and central carved decoration F1579F, possibly a later
addition. North Block:- altered C16 spiral stair which formerly rose
around central post to east, 4 bay roof of altered collared trusses
some including re-used carved timbers.

Listing NGR: SU4536780169

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17552968

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