Description

ALLENSMORE CP -
SO 43 NW
2/17
Meer Court
20.10.52
- II
Farmhouse. Probably C17 with later alterations. Timber-frame with brick
infill, sandstone -and brick partly rendered. Tiled roofs and brick stacks.
L-plan with main range aligned north-west/south-east and small wing returning
towards south-west from north-west end. Two storeys. South elevation has
three windows, mid-C19 casements of two lights. Ground floor has two casements
each of three lights under cambered heads to centre and left and another of
two lights to right hand side. Front external stack rises between the two
cambered openings. Ledged door with fillets to right of centre. Gable front
to left is partly masked by single-storey mid-C19 southern extension. To left
of main range is a brick end stack. Frame is of thin scantling forming irregular
squares partly obscured by render. North elevation has timber-framed lean-to
extension. Interior noted as having heavy chamfered ceiling beams (RCHM Vol I,
p 16).

Listing NGR: SO4387336303

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26391813

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey