Description

ALDERSTEAD LANE
1.
5388
Merstham
Alderstead Farmhouse
TQ 25 SE 23/106 19.10.51.

II*

2.
House built at 4 different periods, in 2 parallel ranges. C18 front of 2 storeys,
3 windows. Hipped tiled roof with swept eaves now made square over the whole
house. Snecked squared rubble of Merstham chalk, red brick quoins, dressings,
1st floor band. Round headed 1st floor windows, cross casements. 3-light casements
under segmental brick arches below. C19 wood porch. Barn attached to north
end, largely rebuilt. Rear elevation shows older parts. At north end a late
mediaeval timber framed part, walls now faced with a mixture of large stone blocks,
small rubble and flints. Once an open hall:- floor has been inserted above ground
floor plate level. Next section is of C17, probably inserted to replace a destroyed
part of the older house; also timber framed, small square framing, refaced mostly
in flint. At left a C16 cross wing with similar exterior but inside is timber
work of very high quality with richly-moulded beams and stout, close-set chamfered
joists.

Listing NGR: TQ2990254666

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547880

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair