Description

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PEMBRIDGE -
SO 35 SE
9/10002 Bruton Farmhouse

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The description shall be amended to read:

SO 35 SE PEMBRIDGE -

1427-0/9/10002 Bruton farmhouse
25/02/93
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Farmhouse. Circa C15 or early C16; remodelled and extended in the C17. Timber-framed
with plastered wattle panels, partly weather boarded and partly with high stone rubble plinth.
Stone tile roof with gabled ends, partly re-clad in Welsh slates. Large stone rubble axial stack
with brick shaft and brick gable end stack. PLAN: Overall L-shaped on plan. Originally a
2-bay open hall with the service end [demolished] to the left [south]. The left [south] 2 bays
of the main range were the open hall, into which an axial stack and floors were inserted in
circa C17. The 2-storey 1-bay addition at the right [north] end and the 2-storey 1-bay wing
behind the hall are C17 extensions. The outshut behind the high end of the house is
probably an C18 addition. EXTERIOR: One storey and attic. Long asymmetrical east front
with 2 small casements on ground floor to right and small window under eaves above. 2 and
3-light casements and doorways in gable ends. At rear [west] the main roof is carried down
over an outshut and on right a gable-ended rear wing with a gabled dormer and 3-light
casement on its outer [south] side. INTERIOR: Main range rooms have axial ceiling beams
with runout stops, left room with large fireplace with chamfered timber lintel, right hand
room has smaller blocked fireplace with chamfered timber lintel; rear wing has chamfered
axial beam without stops and inserted axial wall. Attic chambers open to the roof Roof Left
2-bay open hall, all smoke-blackened, with 2 large full cruck trusses, central truss with
inserted partition and to its right [N] an inserted axial stack, left [S] end wall rebuilt
timber-flame; the cruck-trusses have mitred apexes, each joined by a large peg, mortice-and-
tenoned collars, 2 tiers of purlins on backs of cruck-blades, long wind-braces, one truncated,
trenched diagonally-set ridgepiece. The right [N] extension and the rear wing have
collar-and-tiebeam trusses.

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The following building shall be added:-

PEMBRIDGE
SO 35 SE

9/10002 Bruton Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse. Circa C15 or C16 or possibly earlier. Extended in circa
late C17. Timber-framed with plastered wattle panels, partly
weatherboarded and partly with high stone rubble plinth. Stone tile
roof with gabled end, partly re-clad in Welsh slates. Large stone
rubble axial stack with brick shaft and brick gable end stack.

PLAN: overall L-shaped on plan. Long main east range originally at
least part open to roof and heated from an open hearth fire; later
floored and an axial stack inserted. Circa late C17 wing with a gable
end stack and outshut at back.

EXTERIOR: One storey and attic long asymmetrical E front with
outbuilding outshut on left and 2 small casements on ground floor to
right and small window under eaves above. 2 and 3 light casements and
doorways in gable ends. At rear (W) the main roof is carried down
over an outshut and on right a gable-ended rear wing with a gabled
dormer and 3-light casement on its outer (S) side.

INTERIOR: 2 cruck trusses with mitred join at apex. Two tiers of
large side purlins, with a straight windbrace from purlin to purlin
(not joined to a principal). At least this part of the roof is smoke-
blackened.

Listing NGR: SO3603453142

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26633181

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