Description

LINDRIDGE CP FRITH COMMON
SO 66 NE

5/126 Brook House

- II

Farmhouse, now house. C17 with mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Timber-
framed with painted brick and rendered infill, brick replacement walling
and plain tiled roof. Four framed bays aligned east/west; external rendered
chimney with detached brick stack at west gable end. Single storey and
attic with dormers. Framing: three panels from sill to wall-plate (only
upper row of panels survives to front elevation); collar and tie-beam
trusses with struts and with V-strut in apex at east gable end. South front
elevation: ground floor has a 2-light C19 casement with plank weathering,
a cross-casement and a 2-light C20 casement; two gabled dormers, one with a
2-light casement and one with a 2-light casement and a square light; half-
glazed door in west bay with plank weathering continuing above the 2-light
C20 casement to left; also stable door in third bay from west end. Interior:
framing is mainly intact. Winder staircase in second bay from west end.
A C19 single-storey wing adjoins the west gable end; brick with Welsh slate
roof; it was originally a kitchen with bread oven and boiler but was altered
in C20 to form entrance hall with half-glazed entrance door to main south
elevation.

Listing NGR: SO6918569529

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26356821

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)