Description

BALCHIN'S LANE, WESCOTT
1.
1049
Stowe Maries
TQ 14 NW 6/227

II

2.
Partly C16 timber-framed building with C20 additions in south and in east.
Original north-south wing in south-west part formerly 2 cottages: now
occupied by 1 owner. In this part, timber-framing exposed within:
South-western wall of vestibule possibly comprising originally an external
wall to the cottage: timber-framed structure revealed again inside rooms
upstairs; massive beams downstairs. Western front of oldest part: modern
timber framing with plaster infilling above; modern brick facing below.
Modern casement windows. Tiled roof. On eastern side of wing where main
entrance now is, east-west cross wing abutting on to it in centre;, modern
porch forming an extrusion between the 2 wings. Modern extension of post
and pan timbering further east, built at direction of Leslie Howard who
lived in this house.

Listing NGR: TQ1359648886

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26280044

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Recommended Books

• 
  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
• 
  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)