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Court Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Byton, County of Herefordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.2708 / 52°16'14"N

Longitude: -2.924 / 2°55'26"W

OS Eastings: 337047

OS Northings: 264024

OS Grid: SO370640

Mapcode National: GBR B9.Z2SJ

Mapcode Global: VH774.86K2

Plus Code: 9C4V73CG+8C

Entry Name: Court Farmhouse

Listing Date: 19 August 1953

Last Amended: 19 August 1963

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1081479

English Heritage Legacy ID: 149141

ID on this website: 101081479

Location: Byton, County of Herefordshire, LD8

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Byton

Traditional County: Herefordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Church of England Parish: Byton

Church of England Diocese: Hereford

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Description


SO 36 SE BYTON CP -

5/2 Court Farmhouse
19.8. 53

GV II

Farmhouse. C15 east wing remodelled during C16 or C17 when west cross-
wing added; the cross-wing was further altered during late C19 or early
C20 when roof and interior altered. Timber-framed core largely refaced
with sandstone rubble, C16 or C17 wing is completely rendered and has C20
surface timbering; half-hipped tiled roof to wing, part Welsh slate, part
stone slate roof to earlier wing. Earlier hall wing possibly of three bays
aligned east/west with former through-passage now partially blocked, later
cross-wing adjoins at west end. Large stack with bread oven at junction
with cross-wing, main entrance now in west face of cross-wing with subsidiary
entrance to south in earlier wing (site of former through-passage). West
front: two storeys with attics and cellars; three 3-light irregularly spaced
windows; left of centre late C19 or early C20 gabled porch to ground floor
with contemporary ledged door. South front: gable end of cross-wing to
left with skylight to attic below half hip in roof, one 3-light window
below; earlier wing to right with small central 3-light window between
eaves and doorway. The ground floor has 2-light windows which flank the
square-headed doorway with ledged door; part of the circular bread oven
protrudes to left at junction with cross-wing. Interior: the upper section
of one truss is partially visible in earlier wing; this has cusped principals
and may have further decorated members. The C16 inserted floor has chamfered
beams. Further chamfered beams in later cross-wing with unusual decorative
bracket surviving in central room of cross-wing. (RCHM, Vol III, p 320.)


Listing NGR: SO3704764024

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