Building record 2027/0/1 - Greyhound Farmhouse

Greyhound Farmhouse, the Village. Formerly inn and manor courthouse, later farmhouse, now house. Later C17 with early C19 addition and later C20 alterations. Brick with red sandstone dressings. Welsh slate roof and two brick chimneys. Two-storey over cellar, seven-bay front. Right four bays is original house. Chamfered stone plinth, raised to right of door to include entrance to cellar. Flush stone quoining and dentil brick band at first floor. Central doorway has heavy wooden surround under segmental brick head. Left three bays is former farmbuilding, now partly added into house. Board door and two C20 windows below and two square pitch holes and a line of ventilation slots above. Interior: Entrance into lobby with under staircase to rear. Room to right has raised wooden floor and corner fireplace (said to be manor courtroom). Room to left has inglenook fireplace with chamfered bressumer. Ceiling beams boxed and joists hidden. Full arch description (1).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /3/40 (Report). SCH1934.