Description

SU 12 NW
15/591

SALISBURY
MIDDLE STREET (south side), Harnham The Old House (also known as the Old Fuel Store) with attached outbuilding

GII
House and attached outbuilding.Early C18 with outbuilding added early C19.Brick and rubblestone,rendered,with thatched roof covered by corrugated iron sheeting; outbuilding timber-framed on brick plinth with weatherboard cladding,corrugated iron roof.House two storeys with loft,threebays;outbuilding one storey,two bays.House: plinth and first floor band.Central board door in plain stone surround.Two windows each side, that immediately to left now blocked,and three above,all having recessed bead-moulded stone surrounds and two-light windows,some retaining stanchions and horizontal leading.Steeply-pitched roof with rendered brick end stacks. Weatherboard addition on right has no openings on this side.Rear:House:Plinth and first floor band.Three windows to each floor,those on first floor and to ground floor left having small-pane casements.Weatherboard addition has two windows,and a door and window to right return.Interior:Stairs rise in front of entrance.Board doors,and one of two raised and fielded panels into left room(ground floor).Window mullions are chamfered.Chamfered spine-beams on ground floor with lambs' tongue stops; chamfered cross-beams to first floor.In loft,principal rafter roof trusses with high-set collars and apex pieces supporting dog-like ridge piece;one set of chamfered butt purlins; many log rafters.Outbuilding:Central truss has posts braced to tie-beam with collared queen posts supporting staggered butt purlins;principal rafters wood-pegged to posts but braces mostly bolted, indicating reuse of some timbers;floor of brick and stone setts; brick boiler.In state of disrepair at time of inspection.

Listing NGR: SU1302529437

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26536244

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings