LISTED BUILDING · NHLE 1255335
Stagbatch Farmhouse
SO45NE STAGBATCH 808-1/3/293 Stagbatch Farmhouse 24/07/54 (Formerly Listed as: STAGBATCH Stagbatch Farmhouse with barn immediately north and barn 80 yards ESE of house)
House. C16(?) with C17 additions and later alterations. Close-studded timber-frame and plaster; steep-pitched Welsh slate roof with 3 roof-lines; massive rubble end stack to west; rubble stack with brick chimney to north wing.
Dates and uses reflect the source records and may not describe the building today.
No photograph currently published
Designation information
Inclusion in the National Heritage List for England confirms that this is a designated heritage asset of national special architectural or historic interest.
Architectural evidence and features
These descriptions relate to particular parts of the building at the date of each source. They may not reflect its use or condition today. Unconfirmed features remain open questions.
Evidence reviewed 13 September 2026.
Documented type / function
- Farmhouse, described as house in NHLE; barn and former cottage are separate complex components
Principal record; ancillary or mixed uses explicitly separated in text
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Documented phases
- NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Building phases and source differences; not a single construction date
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Structural system
- Timber frame; close studding
house
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Infill
- Plaster
main panels
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
- Brick
17th century north wing framing
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Roof covering
- Welsh slate
house, three roof lines
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Chimneys
- Rubble stone
west stack and north stack base
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
- Brick
upper north stack
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
External wall material
- Brick
18th century south-east front
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Architectural features
- Close studding; Jetties; Casement windows; Sash window; Pilaster buttresses; Gauged flat arches; Dormers
Only the named features in their NHLE-described elevations, openings and interior; retain every source qualifier
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Historic England, NHLE entry 1255335
Applies to the named part and historical phase. A recorded use may no longer continue today.
Historical context
- 14th century original cruck truss documented in north wing by RCHME; collar and tie beams removed, do not promote them as surviving. Medieval barn is separate.
RCHME described subject/component; neighbouring, demolished and displaced fabric excluded from principal facets
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
Provides historical context and does not necessarily describe the principal building.
Roof structure / details
- Original cruck truss with remnant foiling; collar and tie beams removed
North wing attributed 14th century by RCHME1934; surviving cruck remnant only
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century.
Supported with qualification
Source and context
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
Recorded in 1934; its survival today has not been confirmed.
Research notes and uncertainties
Source, component and current-use restrictions: 14th century original cruck truss documented in north wing by RCHME; collar and tie beams removed, do not promote them as surviving. Medieval barn is separate. Current use/survival is not established as of September2026; source-date statements remain dated.
NHLE 16th century(?) main house with 17th century additions, 18th century front and 19th century/20th century alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing 14th century, south-east wing late 16th century and north bay 17th century. Explicit building phases, with alternatives preserved. Do not turn date alternatives into independently proven phases or use administrative/use dates as fabric. 14th century original cruck truss documented in north wing by RCHME; collar and tie beams removed, do not promote them as surviving. Medieval barn is separate.
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How this record is evidenced
The designation, listing date and statutory description are drawn from Historic England, NHLE 1255335.
The building has been cross-referenced to the Royal Commission's 1934 Herefordshire inventory. The full matched extract and its cited illustrations are reproduced below with links to the digitised source.
The concise summary and searchable feature tags have been prepared by Leominster Heritage and are kept separate from the statutory wording.
The open questions below identify evidence that has not yet been securely established.
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Stagbatch Farmhouse
Grade II · NHLE C16(?) main house with C17 additions, C18 front and C19/C20 alterations. RCHME1934 assigns north wing C14, south-east wing late C16 and north bay C17. · SO45NE STAGBATCH 808-1/3/293 Stagbatch Farmhouse 24/07/54 (Formerly Listed as: STAGBATCH Stagbatch Farmhouse with barn immediately north and barn 80 yards ESE of house)
House. C16(?) with C17 additions and later alterations. Close-studded timber-frame and plaster; steep-pitched Welsh slate roof with 3 roof-lines; massive rubble end stack to west; rubble stack with brick chimney to north wing.
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Historic England
Royal Commission inventory, 1934
This earlier inventory records the building as it was understood at the time of survey. Its terminology and interpretation should be read alongside the current NHLE entry and present-day observation.
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RCHME CROSS-REFERENCE 1
Leominster Out, monument (17), p. 130.
a (17). Stagbatch, house and outbuildings, 500 yards S.W. of (16). The House (Plate 22) is of irregular plan with wings extending towards the N., S.E. and W. The N. wing dates from the 14th century and the S.E. wing is a late 16th-century addition. The main W. wing is of uncertain date but was much altered and heightened in the 17th century and has a modern S. front. The original N. wing has square framing, the N. bay being a 17th-century addition; the early part is of two bays with a passage at the N. end; it retains portions of an original crutch-truss with remains of foiling, but the collar and tie-beams have been cut away. The S.E. wing has close-set framing to the upper storey which projects on two sides on curved brackets; the gable also projects on shaped brackets.
The Outbuilding, N. of the house, includes a mediæval barn (Plate 37) of four bays with crutch-trusses, from which the tie-beams have been removed. N.W. of the house is another outbuilding, probably once a 17th-century cottage. Other buildings show structural remains of the same date.
Official list description
LEOMINSTER SO45NE STAGBATCH 808-1/3/293 Stagbatch Farmhouse 24/07/54 (Formerly Listed as: STAGBATCH Stagbatch Farmhouse with barn immediately north and barn 80 yards ESE of house) GV II House. C16(?) with C17 additions and later alterations. Close-studded timber-frame and plaster; steep-pitched Welsh slate roof with 3 roof-lines; massive rubble end stack to west; rubble stack with brick chimney to north wing. 2 storeys. Scattered fenestration: C19 and C20 casements; late C19 3/3 sash. Jettied to north and east. C18 brick with pilaster buttresses to south-east front: 2 tiers of C20 casements, under gauged brick flat arches. C17 timber-frame wing to north, with some brick infill; two C20 dormers; two C20 doors. INTERIOR not inspected. Listing NGR: SO4648358335
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