Building record 0032103000 - TETCHWICK MOAT FARMHOUSE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 42477: TETCHWICK MOAT FARMHOUSE (DBC2315)
- SHINE: Tetchwick medieval to post medieval moated manor site, possible village earthworks (DBC7452)
Map
Type and Period (4)
- FARMHOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- (Alternate Type) LOBBY ENTRY HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Width 11m, Length 26m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
Tetchwick Farm, about 1½ miles NE of the church, is a two-storeyed stone building of late 17th-century date, partly covered with modern rough-cast; the roof is thatched. The original central chimney stack is of thin bricks. Inside the house is an open fireplace, partly blocked, and one door of moulded battens. Condition [in 1912] —Good (B2).
Grade II. House. C17, altered mid C18. Rear wall of front range is timber framed, remainder rebuilt in coursed rubble stone with first floor band course. Old tile roof, central chimney of thin brick. 2 storeys and attic, 5 bay fenestration. 4-pane sash windows, mostly replaced C20. Ground floor of right bays is irregular with 4-pane sash flanked by fixed barred windows. Central 6-panel door, top-lit, in wooden frame with cornice hood on shaped brackets, the leading of the hood dated 177?. Gables have old 3-light leaded attic casements. Brick lean-to to rear with barred iron casements, one in a gabled dormer. Range of single storey brick and weatherboard outbuildings, now incorporated into house, at right-angles to rear of right bays. Interior: C17-C18 winder stair in line with entry and stack; stop chamfered spine beams; old board doors; moulded surround to left gable window. RCHM II p. 252 Mon. 19 (B8).
Marked at NGR (B6).
Sources (5)
- ---SBC17626 Aerial Photograph: 23/01/76. CSS 217.3413. SP\680190. Yes.
- ---SBC18749 Aerial Photograph: 13/06/47. RAF 129.3114. SP\682194. Yes.
- <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p252 (No.19).
- <6>SBC10479 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS 1979 1:2500 MAP. Paper. 1:2,500.
- <8>SBC19811 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Boarstall &C. p50.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 67908 18822 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LUDGERSHALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13596)
Record last edited
Aug 27 2026 5:44PM