Description

ATHERINGTON
SS 52 SW
6/9 Little Weir Farmhouse
-
II

Farmhouse, C17 remodelled in early C20. Rendered stone and cob. Slate roof, gable
end to right, hipped to left end. Tall rubble stack with tapered cap, drip and
off-sets at right gable end, and to rear gable end of left side wing.
Nearly symmetrical 2 room through-passage plan, extended possibly in late C17 or
C18 at left end by addition of wing, and to rear by addition of 2-storey dairy
extension.
2 storeys. 3 window range of gabled half dormers with 6 over 2 paned sashes. Twin
8-paned horned sashes flank brick porch with slated gabled roof. 2 light casement,
6 panes per light to wing over plank door.
Interior: stop-chamfered beams to hall. Ovolo-moulded door surround to staircase
to rear of hall. Staircase in through-passage has turned C17 balusters to moulded
handrail at head of stairs. Old 3 plank ledged door, battened to front to form 9
square panels. Single C17 truss with straight heavy principals, trenches for
purlins, lap-jointed collar and part of ridge purlin survives over hall, the
remaining trusses probably replaced in C19. 7 possibly C17 rafter couples survive
over wing.

Listing NGR: SS6063724132

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26504816

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)