Description

KENN
SX 98 SW

5/133 Bickham Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse, of the home farm to Bickham House (q.v.). Described a "rebuilt" in 1738
(information from owner), roof raised and thatch replaced with pantiles in the 1980s.
Red sandstone; tiled roof, gabled at ends ; 2 rear lateral stacks, one projecting.
Plan: Long single depth range, 4 rooms wide, the left-hand room converted from a
woodstore with granary over. 2 entrances ; one to left of centre, one to right of
centre into a passage.
Exterior: Long asymmetrical 6 window front with regular fenestration. Gabled timber
trellis porch to left-hand door, long C19 lean-to brick porch to right of centre,
gabled to the front in the centre. Set of 3-light C18 or C19 small-pane timber
casements except for ground floor left (the former woodstore) which has a C19 timber
casement.
Interior: The kitchen has a tiled floor, roughly chamfered crossbeam and 2 adjacent
fireplaces ; corner fireplace to room adjacent to kitchen.
An unspoiled farmhouse. Group value with farmbuilding to the west.
A photograph of circa 1910 in the possession of the occupier shows the building
thatched.

Listing NGR: SX9146584476

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26389981

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)