Description

SP 07 SW TUTNALL & COBLEY CP STONEY LANE (north side)

6/176 Cattespool
(Formerly listed as Cattespool
23.4.52 Farmhouse)

GV II*

House. c1640, extended late C17 with some late C20 restoration. Timber-
frame with rendered infill on sandstone plinth, extended in ashlar with
tile roof. H-plan, lateral stack to hall range (aligned east/west), through-
passage to west end. South front: two storeys, with attics to wings lit by
2-light casements; first floor: three windows: 4-light and 3-light casements,
4-light square oriel to right; ground floor: mainly 4-light casements,
entrance to left of hall range through lean-to timber-framed porch with
C17 door; ashlar extension to left is of one storey with attic lit by a
gabled dormer. Framing: unpainted, three square panels high with straight
tension braces to first floor, close-studding to ground floor. Interior:
numerous exposed ceiling beams chamfered and stopped; fireplaces with stone
lintels; a number of windows retain C17 sliding shutters. It is very
unusual in this area for a house such as this to have retained the untreated
texture of the framing. (BoE, p 277; Stephen Price, "Standing Buildings in the
Alvechurch Area", Worcestershire Archaeology and Local History Newsletter,
no 31, 1983, pp 21 - 22).

Listing NGR: SP0068171107

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547565

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)