Description

TL 82 NW GREENSTEAD GREEN AND TIDINGS HILL
HALSTEAD RURAL (west side)

5/164 Letche's Farmhouse

- II

House. Late C16, altered in C19. Timber framed, mainly clad with red brick in
stretcher bond, some plaster, roofed with machine-made red plain tiles. Main
range facing S (gable end to road) comprising 3 late C16 bays and remains of
earlier building at left end. Axial stack. C19 rear wing, and single-storey
lean-to extension in-left rear angle. 2 storeys. 3-window range of C19
casements each with 4 small top-hung panes over the 2 main lights, in segmental
arches. Off-centre 6-panel door, with 4 panels glazed, in recessed porch. Near
left end, doorway blocked to form C20 casement. Roof hipped at left end only.
Left end and rear lean-to plastered, all the rest brick-clad in C19. Jowled
posts. Original side-purlin roof with arched wind-bracing. Early C19
staircase.

Listing NGR: TL8097628933

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26622312

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair