Description

SWIMBRIDGE
SS 62 NW
11/225 Tower Farm House

II

Farmhouse. C17, possibly earlier fabric concealed. Rendered stone and cob with
bitumenised slate roof, half-hipped at left end, gable end to right. Small stack
across angle at right end front, lateral brick stack to rear heating lower end,
enclosed in slated outshut. Axial brick stack, formerly backing onto cross-passage
but passage partition removed, and a window inserted in the former cross-passage
doorway. Small lobby entry at lower end, with 3 rooms in line and stair turret
extended as an outshut to rear of hall. 2 storeys. 4 window range, 3 sashes with
margin glazing bars on each floor and 2-light casement, 6 panes per light above 2-
light casement, 2 panes per light at right end.
Interior: C19 joinery at lower end. Roughly chamfered beam at upper end. Twin
flight of stairs to stair turret. Single C17 roof truss survives, straight
principals with lap-jointed collar and trenches for 3 tiers of purlins now removed.
The truss is closed with a lath, cob and plaster partition. Remaining roof trusses
replaced.

Listing NGR: SS6402228410

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26401474

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2