Description

SOUTH ELMHAM, ST. MARGARET'S
TM 38 SW

4/67 Valley Farmhouse
-

- II

Farmhouse. Circa 1600. 2 storeys, formerly with attic; 3-cell internal
chimney plan. Timber-framed and rendered; clay pantiles. The ground floor of
the front is faced in C19 red brick, laid in Flemish bond. The internal stack
has 4 attached square shafts with moulded corbelling to the heads, and a
rectangular base with the top sloping upwards to the shafts. C20 casement
windows in traditional style: 3-light and 4-light, with a single horizontal
bar to lights. Plank door to a C20 enclosed and gabled red brick and pantiled
porch. Good framing exposed inside: the parlour has an ovolo-moulded main
beam with scroll-stops and bar, and joists with scroll-stop and jewel; the
hall, in 1½ bays, has plain, wide, unchamfered joists, the spaces between no
wider than the width of the joists themselves. 2 back-to-back hearths with
plain timber lintels. On the upper floor, arched braces remain in one truss,
the remainder removed; over the parlour are small solid braces to the main
cross-beam. A face halved and bladed scarf joint in the wall-plate, and the
slides and housings for diamond mullioned windows. The upper ceilings are
probably later; roof not examined.

Listing NGR: TM3217684361

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26494232

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings