Description

HORHAM THE STREET
TM 27 SW
5/55 Lodge Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse. Mid C16 with slightly later former dairy wing to rear. A further
rear wing was under construction at the time of survey (October 1986). Timber
framed; at the front the ground floor is clad in colourwashed brick and the
first floor has exposed studding, the studs re-faced in mid C20. Most of the
remainder is plastered. Both the brickwork and plasterwork have a modern
textured coating. Wavy bargeboards. Pantiled roof, with concrete tiles at
the front and clay tiles at the rear. 2 storeys and attic. A long 3-cell
range. 4 windows, mid C20 standard casements with small panes. Lobby
entrance: 2-storey plastered and gabled porch with mid C20 entrance door.
Internal stack, most of the shaft of C16 date; a later gable stack to the
left. The hall has a moulded bridging beam with leaf-carved stops and
similarly-moulded joists with run-out stops. The rails at each end of the
room are also moulded. The lintol over the hall fireplace is enriched with
moulding and leaf-carved decoration. Chamfered-joist ceiling at service end,
divided from the hall by a narrow bay for the original cross-entry. The
service partition against this bay has been removed. Remainder of interior
not examined.

Listing NGR: TM2081872403

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26635407

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability