History

Early C17 house with 3-unit plan, part original and part altered. It is shown in an illustration of 1796 with the entrance to the far R and a blocked window on its L side. The current doorway is to R of centre and is probably early C19. The house was owned by the Pennant family of Downing; the grandfather of Thomas Pennant, the antiquarian, lived here.

Exterior

Long 2-storey 3-window range constructed of random stone under a renewed slate roof with brick end stacks. The front entrance is R of centre. Moulded doorcase under a flat canopy supported on brackets containing a recessed 6-panel door with multi-pane overlight, and panelled reveals. The lower storey has 3-light stone mullioned windows under square hoodmoulds, containing wooden casements with horizontal glazing bars; 1 window to R of doorway and 2 to the L. Butt joint to R in position of former doorway. Three late C20 2-light wooden casement windows to upper storey, not aligned with those below and immediately under the eaves.

The E gable end is rendered with a projecting stack. Window to each storey offset to L, a horizontal-sliding sash above a 4-pane window. The W gable end is also rendered with a 2-light stone mullioned window with hoodmould offset to the L to the lower storey. C20 casement window to R, possibly in place of a door. Lean-to and long wing to rear, the openings modernised and with a further addition to the S end.

Interior

The interior is partly modernised. Passage inside front entrance with long room to L, probably hall and parlour originally. Stone fireplace with timber bressummer to E end, the ceiling with 2 chamfered cross beams and plain joists. Service room to R, said to have been a buttery, which had a post and panel partition.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an early farmhouse retaining vernacular character and some external detail.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29480944

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)