Description

REDDITCH B GREEN LANE (west side) SP 06 NW Callow Hill 1/86 Wellbrook House

II

Shown on OS Map as Greenlane Farmhouse. Farmhouse, now house. Cl7 with mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Timber- framed with painted brick and rendered infill, brick replacement walling and refacing and plain tiled roofs. L-plan; main part of two-and-a-half bays aligned north/south with large chimney and brick ridge stack between two main bays; single-bay cross-wing at south end and intersecting service wing of probably four framed bays at north end. Two storeys. Framing: four panels from sill to wall-plate; short straight braces in some upper corners, collar and tie-beam trusses with two struts visible at gable ends of service wing. East entrance elevation: main part has a 2-light ground floor casement with a cambered head, a long round-headed stairlight and a 3-light first floor casement, lean-to porch to right has a 2-light casement and a C20 door and continues at right angles along the south side of the service wing where it has two large 4-light ground floor casements and a C20 door. South cross- wing gable end has a ground and first floor 3-light casement with cambered heads. Interior: not inspected but framing of south cross-wing is mainly intact. South wall-frame of service wing removed. A C19 single-storey addition adjoins the north-west end of the service wing and there is also a large C20 extension at its east gable end. The house stands on a former moated site, the remains of which can still be seen about 60 yards away to the east.

Listing NGR: SP0235865633

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)