Building record 0548501000 - FAWLEY COURT FARMHOUSE (FAWLEY LODGE & THE MOOT HOUSE)

Summary

Early eighteenth century farmhouse at Fawley Court Farm, dated 1737 and with late eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century extensions, now divided into two houses

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 46656: FAWLEY LODGE AND THE MOOT HOUSE (DBC5917)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMHOUSE (Dated 1737, 18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) DOUBLE PILE HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

FARMHOUSE, 2 STOREYS & ATTIC, OF BRICK ON OUTSIDE (FLEMISH BOND, BURNT HEADERS) WITH CHALK BLOCKS ON INSIDE. PLAN OF CENTRAL PASSAGE TYPE WITH STAIRCASE RISING TO LEFT & 2 ROOMS TO EACH SIDE. DATE STONE IN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM '1737'. SMALL BRICK PRIVY BEHIND HOUSE. FULL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION ETC (B1).
Grade II. Two houses. Main block has stone tablet inscribed 'I Freeman Arm Pos: Anno 1737' set in interior wall on upper storey. Chequer brick with plain plinth, dentil eaves, hipped old tile roof and symmetrical brick chimneys. Double pile. 2 storeys and attic, 3 bays. 3-pane sash windows, those to ground floor with gauged heads, the upper heads rebuilt. Central C20 glazed door with semi-circular fanlight; rusticated brick door surround with gauged arch and keyblock; C20 gabled porch. 2 gabled dormers to rear. Left side has 3-pane sashes to first floor, and C20 altered openings to ground floor. Circa 1900 brick wing to rear on left side. Right side has C20 brick extension with entrance to The Moot House. This incorporates C19 service wing to rear. Interior of Fawley Lodge has heavy stop-chamfered ceiling beams, and staircase with turned column balusters and moulded handrail (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>XYSBC6353 Unpublished document: Henley-on-Thames Archaeological and Historical Group. 1985. VERNACULAR BUILDINGS RESEARCH SECTION REPORT: FAWLEY COURT FARM 31/1985 (FILED). [Mapped feature: #5349 ]
  • <2>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. p3.

Location

Grid reference SU 76430 85183 (point)
Civil Parish FAWLEY, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Historic building recording (EBC18581)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1360)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2024 3:34PM

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