Description

TM 15 SE WITNESHAM CHURCH LANE

1/36 Manor Farmhouse
16.3.G6

- II*

Farmhouse. c.1600 with core of C15 and alterations of early C20. Cross-
passage entrance plan. From the west side: 1 storey and attics. Timber-
framed and plastered. Plaintiled roof with gabled dormers; these and the main
roof have richly-carved early C20 bargeboards. Internal chimneys of red
brick. Mainly early C20 oak casements with leaded lights. Recessed plank
entrance door. A close-studded partition wall in the cross-passage has a pair
of service room doorways with 4-centred arched heads of C15 type. A panelled
cross-passage screen of c.1600. In a gabled wing to rear is a fine staircase
of late C16, with moulded newels and balustrading with turned balusters. The
2-storey rear service wing was added C17; it has C18 or early C19 casements;
there was an external plaster date 1793 until mid C20.

Listing NGR: TM1810250872

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546629

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]