Description

CRESSLNG THE STREET
TL 72 SE (west side)

1/66 Ancillary building 30
metres east of Rook
Hall Farmhouse

GV II

Ancillary building of uncertain original purpose. Circa 1600. Timber framed,
weatherboarded and plastered with some exposed framing, roofed with handmade red
plain tiles. 4 bays aligned NW-SE. 2 storeys. Single-storey lean-to extension
with corrugated iron roof at NW end. NE elevation (towards street), all
plastered, without apertures. SW elevation, 3 plain boarded doors, 2 boarded
loading doors on upper storey; lower storey weatherboarded, upper storey
plastered with framing exposed. Jowled posts. Curved 'Suffolk' braces trenched
outside studding, with chisel-cut carpenters' marks. Original binding beams and
plain joists of vertical section in NE half, SW half originally unfloored.
Clasped purlin roof. RCHM 7.

Listing NGR: TL7927720629

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26416952

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas