Description

TAVISTOCK HAMLETS
SX 47 SW
5/129 Hele Farmhouse and attached
- railings
GV II
Farmhouse. Circa mid C19. Rubble, slate-hung front. Hipped slate roof with stacks
to sides. Additions to left rear also with hipped slate roof, rubble ground floor
and slate-hung first floor.
Double depth plan with central entry to passage with 2 principal front rooms and rear
service rooms. 2-storey addition set back to left side.
2 storeys, symmetrical, with 3 windows, first floor has three 2-light casements of 8
panes each, ground floor has similar 3-light casements left and right of central
gabled slate-hung porch with shouldered head to opening, inner panelled and glazed
door. Addition to left has similar 2-light casement at first floor. Left side has
2-light casement at ground floor left and C20 window to right, both with segmental
heads, central door with overlight, first floor has 2-light casement to right,
blocked to left, also with segmental heads, first floor level rendered. Right side
has small single-storey addition with hipped roof and stack to right side, forming
additional service room.
Interior not inspected.
Attached to front left and enclosing front garden area, railings with baluster rails
at intervals with scrolled struts behind and urn finials, plain rails and central
gate with semi- circular brace.
Formerly part of the Bedford Estate.

Listing NGR: SX4264474122

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399662

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)