Description

LACH DENNIS C.P. HOLMES CHAPEL ROAD
SJ 77 SW
2/19 Newhall Farm House
- II
Farmhouse, mid C17 with early C18 and later alterations. Brown brick
in Flemish Bond with slate roof. 2 storeys, 4 bays with a lower 2
storey l-bay wing at he rear (south-east) which completes an "L"
shaped plan. Wide six-panel door in heavy ovolo-moulded frame under
segmental arch with turning piece. The door is fronted by a flat,
lead-roofed, porch with ogee cornice, which is supported by Tuscan
columns and pilasters. Three tripartite sashes ground floor and four
sashes first floor all with stone sills, glazing bars, exposed weight
boxes and skewback flat arches. Flush stone quoins to east gable,
front and rear, with the front quoin stones of the C17 house built in
halfway along the gable-end. Stone mullioned windows, to kitchen and
room above, remain in the earlier section of the east gable, which is
mainly of stretcher bond. The west (added) gable has recessed sashes
with stone sills and flat arches. The quoin stones of the south-west
corner remain built in at the rear. Ovolo-moulded corbel table at
eaves and slender stacks with chamfered corners.
Interior: Exposed Cl7 bevelled beams and exposed joists. Inglenook
beam, some later unbevelled beams. Many six panel doors. In the
Dining Room there is an egg and dart cornice with vine and leaf motif
on the ceiling. At first floor level there are some widely spaced
timbers in an internal wall also chamfered beams and exposed ceiling
joists.

Listing NGR: SJ7092671949

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26431622

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)