Description

ST 46 NE BROCKLEY

6/46 Brockley Court Farmhouse

G.V. II

Farmhouse, probably a former manor house. Probably late mediaeval, altered C17
and C20. Rendered; slate roof; ashlar stacks. 2 storeys and attics, in a
steep coped gable at the left end. 4 bays: 2-, 3- and 4-light casement windows,
mostly C19 and C20; dripmoulds at left end; the west gable end has one 5-light
casement window with ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds, and a similar window
survives in a rear 2-storey wing. Off-centre plank door in a chamfered stone
surround with a 4-centred head; a similar, blocked doorway exists in the rear
(right) room. Interior: chamfered beams with scroll stops; large fireplace to the
main ground floor rooms with chamfered lintels; rear winder stair; tie- and
collar beam roof trusses, some re-used, An altered example of a gabled,
vernacular building which was probably the former Brockley Court or manor house.

Listing NGR: ST4660267029

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26606620

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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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)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)