History

The collar of a dormer in the front elevation displays an inscribed date of 1630. Possibly originally 2 almshouses, converted into a 3 unit-lobby entry house in the later C17.

Exterior

L-shaped house and barn, both of one storey and attic. The 3-unit house is timber framed on a masonry plinth. The box framing is very substantial and consists of 3 rows of square panels with brick nogging. There are arch braces, at gable and intermediate trusses. Modern slate roof and red brick stack. The front entrance which has a wood planked door is not currently in use. A second doorway, also with a planked door and under a simple pitched iron porch is located to the left (S). Above it is a wide gabled attic dormer containing paired casements . In the gable the collar carries the inscribed date of 1630. All the windows are C20 wood casements with square leaded lights in earlier openings. There is a lower masonry and brick range at the S end under a corrugated roof, entered via stable doors in the front elevation. This has been extended to the rear (W) and has a shallow single-pitched roof sloping down to the N and a stack in the SW corner. The well framed N gable end is 4 panels wide and was designed to be viewed. It has two 2-light casements in the ground and attic storeys, as elsewhere. The east corner post has a diagonal brace, the west has a pronounced jowl. The rear elevation has a planked door, possibly a later addition, with a decorative wrought iron porch apparently brought from a house nearby. There are two 2-light casements as elsewhere and a window to the attic storey, immediately under the eaves.

The barn is weather-boarded over timber framing on a masonry plinth under a slate roof, and adjoins the east side of the house. The front faces the courtyard and contains 3 planked doors and an openwork gate. There are 2 hatches above into the hay loft. The E gable end of the barn has an opening for a hatch, but there are no openings on the exterior side.

Interior

Partially inspected only:
The house is entered via a passage from the S doorway in the front elevation. Timber beams are exposed in the hall to the right of the passage where there is a slightly chamfered spine beam with stops and subsidiary joists. At the N end is a narrow masonry fireplace with a wooden lintel. No access to barn at time of inspection.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an exceptionally well preserved early C17 timber framed farmhouse, which with its adjoining barn, forms a group of unusal interest.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29486658

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]