Description

ST 69 NE HILL UPPER HILL

2/139 Barn about 12 metres north of
Hill View Farmhouse
G.V.
II

Barn, formerly farmhouse. C16 with later alterations. Rubble, pantiled roof.
3-room plan, similar to Manor Farmhouse (q.v.). it storeys, west side has from
left 3-light window with 2 ovolo mullions, ovolo frame and iron stanchions,
blocked door with timber lintel, 3-light window with chamfered mullions, some
diamond leaded lights remaining and timber diamond stanchions to each light;
above, a small 3-light ovolo mullioned window with iron stanchions to each light
and plank shutters; 2 light window with plain frame, timber lintel and square
headed lights, blocked entry with timber lintel, single storey lean-to at south
end with 2-light timber window in plain frame with plank shutters and strap
hinges. East side has from left: cart entry, 4-light window with timber
diamond mullions, frame and lintel unglazed, straight joint in wall to each side,
smaller cart entry with timber lintel; above, small 3-light window with ovolo
mullions, slender diamond mullions in each light, moulded jambs, plain lintel
and cill, 2-light window with timber frame and lintel, square mullion, iron
stanchions and plank shutters, door under timber lintel, square window with one
moulded jamb, one plank shutter and timber lintel, straight joint, addition with
pitched roof and small plank door. Interior: 3 bays to north retain original
tie-beams with deep chamfers, mortises for ceiling joists, cambered collars and
plated yokes, doors remain between 3 rooms at upper level. Marked on 1659 map
of Hill plotted for Edward Fust, then Lord of The Manor.

Listing NGR: ST6535796238

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26421766

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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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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)