Description

BRETFORTON CP MAIN STREET (south side)
SP 0843 - SP 0943

15/58 Upper End Farmhouse
(No 73)
30.7.59

GV II

Farmhouse. Probably C16, extended late C17 and restored mid-C20. Timber-
frame with rendered infill on roughcast ground floor extended in lias rubble
with ashlar quoins partially rendered, all with Cotswold stone and tile roof.
L-plan, limb to south-east of three bays is C16, to south-west C17. South-east
gable-end stack and lateral stack to front (north-east) wall. North-east front:
to left of one storey with attic lit by two gabled dormers, with a 3-light case-
ment below to left and 6-pane boxed sash to right. Entrance at right-hand corner
has a half-glazed door. Gable of cross-wing to left of one storey with gable-
lit attic and a 3-light stone mullioned window below with square label.
Framing: restored to front, but to rear close-studded with curved tension
brace to first floor. Interior: massive ceiling beams to ground floor. Moulded
stone fireplace to the lateral stack.

Listing NGR: SP0939343743

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26588659

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