Description

TL 74 SW RIDGEWELL ASHEN ROAD
3/39 Bowles Farmhouse (formerly
21/6/62 listed under General)
II

House, C16 and C17, altered in C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with
handmade red clay tiles. Hall range aligned approx. NE-SW, with 2-bay NE
crosswing with chimney stack in NE wall, and 3-bay SW crosswing with chimney
stack at junction with hall range. NW extension from NW crosswing with gambrel
roof, C17, and single-storey lean-to extension beyond, roofed with red clay
corrugated tiles. Single-storey extension to NE of NE crosswing, roofed with
red clay corrugated tiles. Flat roofed single-storey extension to SW of SW
crosswing, C20. 2 storeys. SE (garden) elevation, 2 storey splayed bay of C20
casement windows on SW crosswing, 2 other C20 casement windows on each floor.
Interior much altered. The SW crosswing has a plain-chamfered beam with lamb's
tongue plus bar stops. The NW extension has a beam with lamb's tongue stops.
Clasped purlin roofs. The roof of the hall range has been raised by approx. 1
metre in the C18, the earlier weathering still present on the chimney stack.
Some smoke-blackened medieval rafters have been re-used in this roof. RCHM 13.

Listing NGR: TL7382241406

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26415466

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (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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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)