Description

HOLT
SU 00 NE CROOKED WITHIES

6/51 Crooked Withies
Farmhouse

II

Detached house. Mid-C17, enlarged c1960. Original range has timber framed
walls, part plastered and part refaced or rebuilt in brick. Timber framing
exposed in upper part of both gable walls. Sandstone plinth. Half hipped
thatched roof; central brick stack. Originally of lobby entrance plan. One
storey and attic. Wing added at right angles c1960, with plastered walls and
thatched roof, forming L-shaped plan. Entrance now in this wing. In
original house, inner facing wall has, on ground floor, 2 casements with
glazing bars under wood lintels. Attic has one dormer with metal casements.
Later lean-to along outer wall, of brick with slate roof. Internally,
original timber framed partitions survive on both floors. Large open
fireplace with timber lintel and bread oven in hall. Some exposed ceiling
beams. Original roof structure survives, of tie and collar beam form.
(R.C.H.M. Monument 26. Dorset Vol V).

Listing NGR: SU0552005278

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26609229

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Old House Care and Repair