Description

HEMPSTEAD FINCHINGFIELD ROAD
1.
5222
Hempstead Hall
TL 63 NE 14/387 26.11.51

II

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Late C16 timber-framed building on an H shaped plan. Built circa 1580 but
extensively altered and added to in the C19 and later. Two storeys. The
south front has been refaced in brick and the east wing has been rebuilt,
with a large addition on the north. The rear is plastered and there is an
C18 timber-framed addition to the west wing. Roof tiled, with a large original
chimney stack to the centre block with 4 octagonal shafts with moulded bases
and star caps, on a square base with 2 sunk panels on each face. The interior
has a large hall room with C17 panelling. (RCHM 4).

Listing NGR: TL6605039124

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567799

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)