Description

SO 37 NW CLUN C.P. PENTRE HODRE
SO 3264 7683

10/178 Former House approximately
- 120 metres to South-east
of Lower Hodre

- II

Farmhouse, now farmbuilding. Probably C14 or C15 with mid-to-late C19
refacing. Timber framed of cruck construction, weatherboarded and
corrugated-iron clad to South and East, coursed limestone rubble plinth
and rebuilt walls to North and West; corrugated iron roof. 3 framed
bays aligned North-South. One storey and attic. West front: raking
eaves-dormer to right and small ground floor window to left; entrance
in left-hand gable end; 2 agricultural openings to East, one with boarded
door. Interior: 2 full crucktrusses with square panelled cross wall
(lath and plaster infil panels), tie-beams and canted collars, Alcock
apex-type B, and some smoke blackening; ground floor rooms with pairs
of chamfered-and-stopped spine beams and plain joists; truncated integral
end-stack to North (formerly external but later encased - see straight
joint in masonry) with large open fireplace and bread oven; dog-leg
staircase to West; stone-flagged floor. Alcock, p.96.

Listing NGR: SO3263276808

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648790

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)