| Description | Warley Wood, Warley. Early 17th century stone house with later alterations.
'House, now 3 dwellings. Probably early C17, extended at rear and converted to 5 cottages early mid C19. Thin coursed rubble and rubble brought to course; stone slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Quoins. Doorway on right has chamfered quoined surround with 2 piece Tudor arched lintel. C19 doorway on right of central bay. Windows in the 2 right hand bays are double chamfered with hollow moulded mullions and round arched lights with sunk spandrels; the right bay has a 6 light window to each floor; the central bay a 4 light window to ground floor and 5 light window above. Left bay has a blocked ground floor window and a 3 light chamfered mullion window above. Coping and crocketed finials to gables. Corniced ridge stack between 2 right hand bays; later stack to right gable.
Rear: 2 gables, the right one over 2 bays.
Left bay: a 4 light flat faced mullion window to each floor.
Central bay: a similar 5 light window to each floor, some mullions removed. Right bay: a 4 light window to each floor in partial surrounds of double chamfered mullion windows. Shaped kneeler on right. Stack in valley.
Right return: to right on 1st floor a 4 light, now 2 light, chamfered mullion window'.
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 19/07/1988. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1134463. Web site accessed 31/01/2014).
Warley Wood was the subject of an archaeological assessment by Colum Giles in 1980 as part of the WYAAS/RCHME Rural Houses Survey. The photographic image produced by the assessment is held by WYAAS. The brief fieldwork record card describes the house as a 17th century stone house with 18th and 19th century alterations and additions. It has recessed splayed mullion windows at the front and rear, some with semi circular arched lights. The house was later subdivided into cottages (Giles, C. (WYAS/RCHME). 1980).
No.2 Warley Wood received a grant for repair work in 1996. The work was monitored by Philip S. Ryley and Co, (Chartered Surveyors). As part of the process, Philip S. Ryley and Co worked in consultation with Peter Thornborrow (Historic Buildings Officer. WYAS) who provided advice ensuring the repairs were undertaken to a suitable standard. The photographic images produced as part of the consultation process have been retained by WYAAS (Philip S. Ryley and Co. 1996). |