Description

TM 2899 BROOKE HIGH GREEN

6/85 Nos. 2 and 4 (School House)

II

House, now 2 dwellings. Late medieval, remodelled in late C17 and
late C18. Timber frame mostly replaced by late C18 colourwashed
brick and flint; gabled thatch roof; late C17/18 brick ridge and
end stacks; left gable end stack rebuilt in mid C20. Open-hall
plan remodelled in late C17 by insertion of first-floor and stacks
to make 3-unit plan. One storey and attic; 6-window range.
Segmental brick arches over late C19/early C20 casements with
glazing bars. C20 doors to rear and left gable. Interior: stop-
chamfered beam and chamfered joists in room to right, broach-
stopped chamfered beam in room to centre, both rooms being served
by a back-to-back stack with bressummers to open fireplaces and a
quarter-turn staircase with winders to rear; first-floor room to
right has late C17 bolection-moulded fireplace and adjoining
bolection-panelled door with strap hinges. Late medieval roof,
much altered, is smoke-blackened to 3-bay centre with collar-
purlin to crown posts; sawn timbers to closed trusses with passing
braces; queen-post truss to left has mortices for axial bracing.

Listing NGR: TM2850999054

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26592919

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair