Description

SX 38 NW ST GILES ON THE HEATH

6/30 East Druxton Farmhouse
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II

Farmhouse. Circa 1700. Stone rubble with slate roof gabled at ends and 3 gables to
the rear, the rear gables slate-hung, end stacks.
A single build house, 1 1/2-rooms deep, the 2 principal rooms at the front on either
side of a central passage, parlour to the left, kitchen to the right. The half rooms
to the rear correspond to the 3 rear gables and consist of a central stair hall
flanked by unheated service rooms.
2 storeys. Symmetrical 5-window front with a string course at first floor level, a
central front door and regular fenestration. The embrasures are original but the
glazing is late C20 plastic 2-light casements with glazing bars, similarly renewed
front door.
Interior The original plan is entirely intact. Ground floor right side has 1 wide
2-panel door of 1700, stair with heavy stick balusters, also circa 1700. Otherwise
the joinery is C19 and the original chimney pieces have been replaced.
An unusually complete plan combining a central passage with symmetry to a 1700
farmhouse, a rare date for farmhouses in the region. The 3 rear gables are a
particularly attractive feature of the house.

Listing NGR: SX3486588936

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26596325

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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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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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair