Description

BAYLHAM LOWER STREET
TM 15 SW
3/44 Cherry Tree Cottage
9.12.55
- II
House, formerly farmhouse known as Moat Farm. Early or mid C16 core, with
alterations of C17 and later. 2 storeys. Timber-framed and plastered. Roman
pantiled roof, formerly thatched (hipped at left-hand end). C17 axial and
gable chimneys of red brick; the gable chimney at the front central wing is
part of a brick gable which returns for a short way along the flank walls.
Some C18 or early C19 small-pane casements and some C20 casements. Hipped C20
plaintiled porch with boarded entrance aoor. To the left are two narrow cells
of C16 framing, one of which is a 2-bay hall with a broach-stopped chamfered
binding joist and plain common joists. A large chimney and 2 further cells
were added to right in C17, with exposed on-edge joists; the single-cell
extension at front is of similar date. A major fire in c.1970 destroyed the
original roofs.

Listing NGR: TM1091652443

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503294

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)