Description

SE13NW BAILDON HIGHER COACH ROAD
SE132385 (north side, off)

6/13 Trench Farmhouse
25.5.66 (formerly listed as
Trench House)
GV II

House. Mid C17 with addition initialled and dated " H ".
I E
16 97
Hammer-dressed stone, rubble to rear, stone slate roof. 2 storeys.
2-cell plan, double-depth. L-shaped. 5-bay symmetrical facade has
rusticated quoins, plinth and band. Doorway has pilasters with
moulded capitals, stilted-arched lintel with raised keystone and
daisies carved in the spandrels. Above in oval plaque is date stone
under circular window. To either side cross-windows with slightly
recessed flat-faced mullions in a raised plain stone surround with
a roll moulded edge matching door jambs. Coped gables with kneelers
and finely sculpted finials and gable stacks with moulded cornice.
Rear has 4-light double-chamfered mullioned-and-transomed window to
left of cross-window at mezannine level probably to light the original
stair. Kitchen wing breaks forward on right and has blind coped gable
with kneelers, finials and stack. Side walls have 2-light window to
left and 5-light window with 4-light above to right. Right-hand
return wall of main house has 3-light window to 1st floor. The house
is of interest as it shows a concious breaking away from the local
vernacular tradition with classical elements to its front facade.
RCHM (England) report.

Listing NGR: SE1327338591

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26600730

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]