Description

FRITWELL
SP52NW
3/27 Heath Farmhouse
- II

Farmhouse. C17, possibly partly earlier, altered C17/C18. Limestone rubble and
marlstone rubble with wooden lintels; asbestos-slate roof with stone-and-brick
stacks. 4-unit plan with rear wing. 2 storeys. 4-window front has doorways to
right of bays one and 3, and at ground floor has casements of 3, 3 and 2 lights,
the fourth bay being obscured by a small outbuilding. The upper part of the
first floor steps back in places and has been raised in marlstone; the 3-light
casements are all C20. Steep-pitched roof has stone-based stacks to left gable
and in the centre. Rear of main range and lower rear wing have further
casements, some C18. Interior: 2 large back-to-back open fireplaces, one with
inglenooks and small cupboards; stop-chamfered beams; panelled shutters;
butt-purlin roof includes a heavy truss with curved feet to the principals which
may be a raised cruck.

Listing NGR: SP5236229246

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26496131

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)