Description

ST 46 NE BACKWELL BACKWELL COMMON (west side)

6/14 Dibdens Farmhouse
13.10.52
- II

Farmhouse. Late C16/early C17, possibly a remodelling of an earlier house.
Rendered; double Roman tiled roof; brick stacks. 2 storeys and single storey
with attics in half-dormers to right. 5 windows: mixture of sash windows, some
with glazing bars and some large pane sashes; those to the left of the porch
have ovolo moulded lintels, and dripmoulds. Off-centre, gabled, projecting
2-storey porch. (The 2 bays to the right of the porch are at a slightly lower
level). The inner door is panelled and studded and has strap hinges with fleur-
de-lys ends and a pointed head; pointed and chamfered ashlar surround; similar
rear door. 2 storey rear (north) wing; 3-light casement window with ovolo
moulded mullions at south end of rear elevation. Interior. Chamfered beams
with scroll stops; fireplace lintels with run-out stops. Hall has a framed
ceiling with an elaborate hollow moulding; the fireplace has ashlar jambs with
hollow/ovolo mouldings and stops; decorative carved lintel (restored). Hall
chamber has hollow moulded lintel to blocked fireplace. Formerly a cross-
passage plan, probably with hall and parlour to right and service and to left.

Listing NGR: ST4865169736

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430633

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (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)