Description

HARWELL TOWNSEND
SU4989 (East side)
25/10/51 Bishop's Manor Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Probably mid C17. Roughcast, probably on timber-framing; old
plain-tile cross-gabled roof; massive lateral stack to right of coursed stone
rubble with brick dressings and 2 diagonally-set brick flues, brick ridge Stack
to left return 2 storeys and attic; 2-window range at right-angles to street.
6-panel door to centre with flat hood on brackets 3-light casements to ground
floor left and first floor left and centre curved roughcast eaves 2
cross-gables with banded fish-scale tile-hanging. Left return, to street:
3-light casements to ground floor left and right with gabled hoods on brackets,
2 jettied, cross-gables to attic on carved brackets with moulded bressumer.
False close-studded timber-framing to cross-gables. Rear; C18 wide sash-door to
centre. Irregular fenestration of casements. Double Queen-post roof truss to
gable end to right. Interior: noted as having massive chamfered spine beans with
ogee end stops,

Listing NGR: SU4939689522

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26572005

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability