Description

SO 97 NW BELBROUGHTON CP HOCKLEY BROOK LANE (off north side)

6/41 Hurst Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Early C17 with mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Pebbledashed timber-frame on sandstone base, brick additions, plain tiled roofs. Cruciform plan with main range of three framed bays aligned north/ south with central framed bay to east elevation and large porch wing to west elevation; large chimney with brick stack to north-east, also chimney at south end with brick stack to rear of ridge. Two storeys. No framing visible externally. West front elevation: main part has two ground floor 3-light casements, and a first floor 2-light and 3-light casement. Central porch wing has a 2-light first floor casement, a rectangular light in the right side and a C20 door with a cambered head. Interior: substantial ceiling beams. Some wall-framing visible and said to be largely intact. Roof structure probably survives. Large fireplace in north bay and south bay. Lean-to C19 addition at south gable end. C19 wing to rear south bay. Formerly part of the Bell Hall estate.

Listing NGR: SO9279475667

External Links

• Wikidata Q26392206

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)