Description

SK 13 SW PARISH OF DOVERIDGE LOWER STREET
2/17 (South Side)
Lowerstreet Farmhouse
13.9.67 II*

Farmhouse. Early C16, with mid C18 rear wing. Close studded timber frame with
lath and plaster infil, partly encased in brick in C18. Brick rear wing with first
floor band. Plain tile roof. Massive brick ridge stack and a later brick stack
in the pitch of the roof. Two storeys. T-plan. Timber framed part has three cell
lobby entrance plan. North elevation of three bays with exposed close studding
with middle rail and braces below the eaves. Off-centre doorway in line with the
stack. Massive studded oak plank door. Two 3-light wooden casements to right and
a 2-light to left. Three 3-light wooden casements above and a small square window
over the door. Timber frame exposed on east gable end wall but encased in brick
on west gable end wall. C18 rear wing has 3-light casement windows under segmental
arches. Interior has stud partitions and oak plank doors in wooden surrounds with
Tudor arches. Some windows have drop shutters. Central room on ground floor has
large inglenook and salt cupboard. Room at east end with early C17 panelling and
panelled door. Upper floor has three room plan with corridor along south side of
the middle room and retains the upper flight-to the attic of the wooden winder
staircase. Double purlin roof. Rear wing has raised and fielded panelled doors and
a dogleg staircase with turned balusters. Small C20 addition at south east corner

Listing NGR: SK1183233735

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545769

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy