Description

SWALLOWFIELD CHURCH LANE
SU 76 SE
(South side)
12/26 Farley Hill Farmhouse
G.V. II
Hall house now farmhouse. Late C15 altered C17 and C20. Part timber framed with
painted brick infill, part rendered, part brick; old tile gabled roof. L-plan, 2 x 2
framed bays with crosswing on east, hall and solar on west; C20 extension in angle.
2 storeys and one and a half storeys. Chimney on ridge near centre and large flanking
chimney on right. C20 casement windows. Entrance front:- 2 bays on left, upper level
windows in small gabled dormers; 4-panelled entrance door on right with C19 gabled
porch with side trellis. One bay gable on right with gable framing exposed; a 4-light
canted bay on ground floor with small hipped tiled roof. Interior:- good quality timber
frame with large curved kneebraces and windbraces. Beams and joists on ground floor
chamfered with run out stops. Inglenook fireplace on west side and an elaborately
carved early C20 wooden chimney piece by former owner.

Listing NGR: SU7572264778

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605248

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)