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Cresswells

A Grade II Listed Building in Ombersley, Worcestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2714 / 52°16'16"N

Longitude: -2.229 / 2°13'44"W

OS Eastings: 384471

OS Northings: 263714

OS Grid: SO844637

Mapcode National: GBR 1F5.F9T

Mapcode Global: VH92F.95ZM

Plus Code: 9C4V7QCC+GC

Entry Name: Cresswells

Listing Date: 29 December 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1081158

English Heritage Legacy ID: 148022

ID on this website: 101081158

Location: Ombersley, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR9

County: Worcestershire

District: Wychavon

Civil Parish: Ombersley

Built-Up Area: Ombersley

Traditional County: Worcestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire

Church of England Parish: Ombersley

Church of England Diocese: Worcester

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Description


SO 8463 OMBERSLEY CP MAIN ROAD (west side)

9/127
Cresswells

29.12.52
GV II


House. Early C15, with mid-C19 and late C20 alterations. Timber-framed
with painted brick and rendered infill, sandstone rubble and brick base,
plain tiled roof, external brick stack at right gable end with paired
star-shaped shafts, small spiral stack at rear left of ridge and rear
external chimney with two diagonal brick shafts. Cruck hall house plan
of two-bay hall with solar and service bay each end; two storeys and
attic. Framing: cruck-framed, full cruck exposed in right gable end
and upper sections of blades survive in left gable end; wall-frame
altered in C19 and has four square panels from sill to wall-plate, the
left gable end having decorative diaper panels. Front elevation: regular
arrangement, ground and first floors have two 16-pane sashes with moulded
architraves and a central 3-light casement; entrance in original through-
passage position, gabled timber-framed balustered porch and C20 plank and
battened door. Left gable end has a C19 oriel window with leaded lights
on a shaped bracket and an attic light above. Interior: intermediate full
cruck frames intact; stop-chamfered main beams. A single storey C19 wing
adjoins to rear left. An upper panel of the front right bay has a Norwich
Union fire insurance mark.


Listing NGR: SO8447163714

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