Description

MICKFIELD DEBENHAM ROAD
TM 16 SW
2/146
- Shrubbery Farmhouse
3-5-77
GV
II

Former farmhouse. In 2 main stages, mid C16 and early C17; a lower C18
bakehouse range added to rear. 2 storeys; the parlour cross-wing also has
attics, and the earlier section to left is of one storey with attics. Timber-
framed and plastered. Thatched roofs; the crosswing has cusped C19
bargeboards on C17 carved brackets at the gable-feet. Axial C18 chimney of
red brick. Mainly C19 small-pane sashes and casements. C19 thatched gabled
entrance porch with cusped bargeboards and spike finial; C20 framed and
boarded door. The C16 building is of 2 cells, formerly with a half-hipped
roof at the left hand end. Heavy arch-braced studwork and clasped-purlin
roof; a blocked 4-light diamond-mullioned window and evidence for others.
This became the service end when a higher hall range with parlour cross-wing
were added in early C17. The hall has part of a moulded plank-and-muntin
cross-passage screen; ovolo-moulded main beams with intricate stops, and
chamfered common joists laid flat.

Listing NGR: TM1406761572

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26573003

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Recommended Books

• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)