Foulton Hall Farmhouse (EHER 34380)

A house dating to the 16th century, altered in 18th and 20th century. It is timber framed, roughcast rendered, roofed mainly with handmade red clay tiles, and some machine-made tiles. It is formed from four bays aligned approximately NE-SW, with inserted stacks against SE and SW walls

Listed building description A house dating to the 16th century, altered in 18th and 20th century. It is timber framed, roughcast rendered, roofed mainly with handmade red clay tiles, and some machine-made tiles. It is formed of four bays aligned approximately NE-SW, with inserted stacks against SE and SW walls. There is an 18th century parallel range to NW, with one axial stack and one internal stack against NW wall, one external stack at SW end, and a 20th century single-storey extension beyond. There is a small single-storey lean-to in S angle. It is two storeys. The present front elevation, to NW, has scattered fenestration including on the ground floor one early 19th century sash of 12 lights and on the first floor one of 16 lights. The NW range has a hipped roof; the SE range has a gablet hip at each end. Shaped sprockets below eaves of both ranges. The SW range has jowled posts, chamfered transverse and axial beams with broach stops (some boxed in), and possibly an underbuilt jetty to the SE. Most of structure is concealed by plaster. <1> <2>