Description

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SU 84 NW
11/352

DIPPENHALL
The Barn

II

Architect: Harold Falkner. Started 1925 circa.; the building has been assembled from various timber-framed structures which are more apparent from within than in tile exterior. Internally, galleried hall leads down red tile steps; to a living room of enormous height open to a timber-framed roof with tall bay window in south-east wall extending almost up to the roof; circular green marble floor; four-centred fireplace in south-west wall.

Entrance face: tile roof descends very low .Central half-timbered porch with hipped tile roof. Two sets of three-light leaded casements to either side of door. At either end, wall-plate rises higher, and roof forms two hipped tile gables over it; two circular lunettes in each upper area of wall. Massive brick stack above upper storey at left hand end; in right hand gable end external stone chimney with panelled brick stack.

Garden front: two storeys. Low steeply pitched tile roof. In centre; splayed bay window of six lights extends upwards through both floors with timber-framed gable over four window bays to either side; weatherboarding in two bays immediately flanking centre. Clunch with red brick to either side again. Leaded casements, two end three or single light. At either end, wall of clunch with round-headed, brick gateway curves southwards to a gazebo with ogee shaped tile roof. Square gazebo of clunch to west side: round-headed entrance and round-headed window in each return wall with voussoir and keystone rising into roof space. Similarly shaped gazebo at south-east end: round-headed open entrances in north-east end south-west sides and round-headed openings [unglazed] in two remaining sides. Shallow pools; well-head and archway before centre window on garden side.

Listing NGR: SU8130446429

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26658690

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas