Description

TL 74 SW BIRDBROOK
Bailey Hill
3/31 Farmhouse

II

House, mid-C17, altered in C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade
red clay tiles. Main range of 4 bays aligned approx. NE-SW, aspect NW, with
axial chimney stack in second bay from SW end. Rear service wing from NE end
with end chimney stack. Single-storey C20 extension beyond, roofed with red
clay corrugated tiles. C20 tiled gabled porch to NE. 2 storeys with attics.
NW elevation has approx. central C19 4-panel door, in C18 shallow pedimented
doorcase. 4 C20 double-hung sash windows of 6 lights on each floor,
asymmetrically arranged. Pentice board on NE gable. Interior has axial beams
above both floors in main range, above ground floor in service wing, all plain-
chamfered with lamb's tongue stops. Exposed joists of vertical section,
unchamfered. Primary straight bracing in walls, plastered over. Hearths facing
SW at both floors have rounded inside corners. RCHM 13.

Listing NGR: TL7064840072

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26415489

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas