Hoses Farmhouse (EHER 28396)

Farmhouse constructed during the 15th century with 16th, 19th, and 20th century alterations and additions. It was originally constructed on an half H-shaped plan with the modern additions situated at the end of the south-west wing and at the back of the main block.

NRHE data transfer: Hoses (NAT). <1> Hoses Farmhouse. House, 15th to 16th century, altered in the 19th and 20th century. RCHM 16. Grade II. <2> Hoses, farmhouse, now two tenements, 400 yards SSE of Cust Hall, was built, probably in the 15th century, on a half-H-shaped plan, with a hall of one storey in the middle, and wings extending towards the west. Probably in the 16th century an upper floor was inserted in the hall, and early in the 17th century a chimney-stack was built against the south wall of the south-west wing. There are modern additions at the end of the south-west wing and at the back of the main block. At each end of the east front the upper storey projects. The 17th century chimney-stack has two octagonal shafts, rebuilt at the top. Inside the building, on the ground floor, the north-east room has original moulded ceiling-beams and joists. The south-east room is lined with late 16th and 17th century panelling, and has a fireplace with a late 17th century wooden mantelpiece, consisting of a moulded shelf, above which is a panel flaked by pilasters supporting a cornice. Condition-Poor. <3> See also: <4>