Description

PAINSWICK JENKINS LANE
SO 80 NE
(north side)
5/142
Jenkins Farmhouse
- II
Farmhouse. Early C17, much damaged by lightning in 1962. Squared and coursed
limestone, concrete tile. Narrow building with lobby entry off-centre right and
opposute large stack, now in concrete block, and extension, left, at slightly
lower ridge level, plus single-storey lean-to. Two storeys and attic, scattered
wide-spaced windows, including at ground floor two single lights and one 2-light
stone chamfered mullion casements with stopped hoods; first floor has two
2-light wood casements and a 2-light stone chamfer mullion casement. Extended
section has various C19 lights. Two small gabled 2-light casement dormers.
Stone porch with lean-to tile roof centrally, small bulls-eye window to front,
and C20 glazed door on return left, concealing original entry. Back has various
wide-spaced windows, including a 3-light moulded wood casement at first floor, a
2-light recessed chamfer stone mullioned casement with stopped hood low left,
and a blocked opening to former cellar. East gable has recessed chamfer 2-light
under stopped hood and C20 door: inside there are stone mullioned windows at
each level of the original west gable. Far left, in extension is a peaked-head
doorway. Interior has various deep-chamfer transverse beams, 2 spiral stone
staircases, both becoming wood spiral at first and second floors; roofs A frame,
with some heavy principals (c 400 mm x 230 mm). One major bressummer fireplace
with stone cheeks.

Listing NGR: SO8539109163

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26383283

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner 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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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)