Description

RAVENINGHAM YARMOUTH ROAD
TM 39 NE (south side)

6/129 Sycamore Farmhouse

- II

Farmhouse, dated 1795 on north gable ties irons, with late C19 remodelling.
Red brick, black glazed pantile roof. Two storeys and attics, double pile
range to east; two storey wing to west. L-shaped plan. East facade a late
C19 refronting on an earlier plinth; symmetrical, of three bays. Outer bays
have tripartite sashes with glazing bars under segmental rubbed brick arches.
Central doorway with brick porch; half-glazed 2-leaf door with moulded brick
reveal and segmental head; Moulded and dentilled brick cornice with cast
iron balustrade. Central first floor sash with glazing bars in segmental
headed opening. Parapeted gables with internal chimney stacks. 2-light attic
casements in gables. South gable of rear pile has also ground floor 3-light
casement and first floor sash with glazing bars; openings with segmental
heads. Brick dentil eaves to rear pile. Two storey range to west with
steeply pitched hipped roof. Two 4-light casements in south wall, entrance
door opposite chimney stack. Segmental heads to ground floor openings. Brick
dentil eaves course. Catslide in north-west angle. West wall has ground
floor slatted window, now partly blocked, 4-light first floor casement.

Listing NGR: TM3987396952

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26463431

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas