Description

ALCESTER ALCESTER HEATH
SPOSNE (West side)
2/7 Alcester Lodge Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse, now derelict. Late C16, refaced and enlarged C18 (VCH). Timber framed
(VCH). Faced in brick with brick dentil cornice. C20 tile roof; brick, and stone
and brick chimneys. Complex L-plan. 2 storeys; 3-window range. 6-panelled door
and overlight with glazing bars, in moulded wood surround. Simple C19 open wood
porch. Wood mullioned and transomed and casement windows; some have brick
segmental arches, some painted wood lintels. Projecting wing on left. Left
section of main range built out on ground floor. Complex hipped roofs; 3
parallel roofs to front. Brick stack in angle has lias quoins, brick cornice and
4 diagonally-set square shafts of thin bricks. Rear has panelled door and
irregular fenestration. Interior: Open fireplace with chamfered bressumer and
cooking range inserted. Said to have chamfered ceiling beams. Full inspection
not possible.
(V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol.III, p.12).

Listing NGR: SP0736159214

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638151

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6