Description

WHITE WALTHAM CHERRY GARDEN LANE
SU 87 NE
(east side)
9/39
Lane Farmhouse

II

Hall house, now large house. Early C15, extended early C16, altered late
C18 and re-fronted mid C19. Part timber frame with brick infill, part
brick, part painted brick. Tile gabled roofs with some old tiles.
L-plan with a longer wing of 4-framed bays on south; former hall in
second bay from west; centre section and 3-framed wing on north which
is the oldest part. 2 storeys. 3 chimneys with offset heads and clay
pots. The chimneys which project on the east gable of the south wing,
and the north front of the north wing are weathered and very large; the
latter has 3 diamond shafts. Windows are mostly C18 and C19 sash windows
with glazing bars; some casements; and some have mullions and transomes.
Entrance (west) front: symmetrical. 4 bays. Tripartite sash windows
with segmental heads. One-bay gable with moulded bargeboards each side
of 2 bay centre section. Right hand gable projects slightly more than
left gable. 6-panel entrance door; the top 4 panels have simple mould-
ings with acorn ornament. Hollow-chamfered door-case with acorns and
leaf motifs. East front: irregular. 4 gables, that on left projecting
further forward; the 2 gables in centre section are smaller, and the
right gable has large panel timber frame exposed and C20 gabled porch
with plain garden door on left. The centre gables have a sash window and
small casement on the first floor, and a 2-light casement window and
a single-light casement window on the ground floor. Interior: south
wing: exposed joists on ground floor with chamfers and shield stops;
queen post roof with sooting over former hall. Inglenook chimney with
bread oven on east gable end. North wing: some timber frame exposed;
large arch braces to tie beam on first floor; beam on ground floor
similar but with braces now removed. Redundant crown post roof, posts
with large jowls. Lane Farmhouse may have been formerly 2 houses, later
joined by the central section.

Listing NGR: SU8510479657

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605514

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings