Description

SJ 40 SE CONDOVER C.P. DORRINGTON

9/97 Grove Farmhouse
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GV II

House, latterly inn, now shop. Mid-C18 re-fronting of an earlier house,
later additions and alterations. Brick, rendered to front, plain tile roof
and external end stacks. Original house encased in brick in mid-C18 when
eaves were raised to front and back. 2 storeys with continuous floor band,
3 bays; C20 casements to first floor below early C19 labels with early C19
bow windows to ground floor flanking central entrance, C20 door and rendered
brick porch. Interior: chamfered cross beams to 2 front rooms on ground
floor; roof structure (late C16 or early C17) of original house visible
in attic; butt purlins with cambered collar and tie beams in 5 narrow bays;
one of the struts from tie beam to collar is a re-used beam with 4 crudely
carved quatrefoils (probably late C15 or early C16).

Listing NGR: SJ4784602840

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26686990

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)