Description

COUND C.P. UPPER COUND SJ 5504 13/110 Upper Cound House - GV II

Shown on O.S. map as Cound Farm. Farmhouse, now house. Late C17 with C18, and early and mid- to late C19 alterations and additions. Timber framed with painted brick nogging on sandstone rubble plinth; red brick partial rebuilding and additions to north-east; plain tile and hipped slate roofs. H-plan; hall range of probably 2 or 3 framed bays aligned north-east/south-west with flanking projecting gabled cross-wings and later addition to south-east. One storey and attic over basement to north-east, and 2 storeys at rear. North-west front: dentil brick eaves cornice to left and parapeted gable end to rear of right-hand cross-wing; gabled semi-dormer to left and gabled dormer to right, both with 2-light wooden casements; central brick ridge stack, integral brick lateral stack to left-hand cross-wing, and lateral stack to addition at rear. Framing: square panels, 3 from sole-plate to wall-plate; exposed collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts in right-hand cross-wing. C20 two-light wooden casement on each floor of right-hand cross-wing; first-floor C19 segmental-headed wooden cross-window and ground-floor C20 three-light wooden casement to left- hand cross-wing; ground-floor C20 lean-to addition in front of hall range with two C20 three-light leaded wooden casements, leaded half-glazed door to right, and recessed porch to left with 4-light leaded wooden casement and boarded door. Left-hand return front of 2 bays with ground- floor segmental-headed wooden cross-windows and segmental-headed 2-light wooden basement windows. Flat-roofed eaves dormer at rear of hall range with 2-light leaded casement; C19 three-light segmental-headed wooden casements to rear of south-west cross-wing and C19 two-light segmental- headed wooden casements to rear of north-west cross-wing. Early C19 addition at rear with dentil brick eaves cornice; 2 storeys 2 bays, glazing bar sashes, first floor painted imitation sash to right and ground floor to left with slightly segmental head; C20 four-panelled door to right with C20 hipped porch with pair of leaded half-glazed doors and flanking leaded lights. Interior not inspected but said to contain a large open fireplace with chamfered lintel, chamfered beams, ledged doors, oak staircases, oak panelling, moulded cornices and timber framed cross-walls.

Listing NGR: SJ5512904926

External Links

• Wikidata Q26648310

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)