Description

TL 73 NW TOPPESFIELD GAINSFORD END

3/14 Mill House
II

Wrongly shown on OS map as Houghton's Farm. House, c.1600, altered in C18 and
C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 4 bays
aligned approx. N-S, with axial chimney stack in second bay from S end,
originally forming a lobby-entrance to E, now blocked. One-bay extension to N,
C18, with external chimney stack on gable. Single-storey extension to rear of
main stack, and rear porch in SE angle, both C20. 2 storeys and attics. W
elevation, glazed door at front of tiled gabled porch, 2 casement windows on
ground floor and 4 on first floor, all C20. The interior has jowled posts, some
exposed close studding, plain-chamfered axial beams in bays 1 and 3 from S end,
with lamb's tongue stops in bay 3 only. In both bays, plain-chamfered joists of
horizontal section with lamb's tongue stops. In original N bay, plain joists of
horizontal section arranged longitudinally. 2 large wood-burning hearths. On
first floor at original N end, curved tension bracing trenched inside studs.
Inserted ceilings above first floor, early C17. In attic, floorboards of same
date, and an unglazed window in each gable.

Listing NGR: TL7249835129

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458833

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Recommended Books

• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Old House Care and Repair