Description

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SP 07 NW
16/13
22.1.73

BIRMINGHAM
PRIMROSE HILL
Kings Norton B38
Primrose Hill Farmhouse

GV II*

Late C15. Timber-framed south and east fronts fronted in brick in
early C20. Pitched tile roofs and brick chimneys. Two storeys. Hall
range close-studded and arched braced. Originally open to roof, floor
inserted above hall in late C16. C16 window inserted into ground floor
on north side. North side largely obscured by modern 2-storey timber-
framed porch. Cross wing of post and truss construction. Central
chimney. Two blocked C15 windows with original mullions on first floor
of west elevation: otherwise west elevation has 3 casements with lead
glazing bars on each floor. Ground floor largely refronted with brick.
Interior reported to have heavy smoke blackening to the hall range,
which has 2 tiers of curved windbracing and 4 surviving trusses,
including a spere truss with braces from the posts forming a sharply-
pointed arch, and a king-post truss with a pair of heavy struts rising
from the collar.

Listing NGR: SP0499677785

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533610

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)