Building record 1024300000 - LOWER FARMHOUSE, EASINGTON

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed farmhouse at Lower Farm.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1332907: LOWER FARMHOUSE (DBC4499)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMHOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD) + Sci.Date
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C17. Rubblestone with painted stone door and window dressings. Hipped old tile roof. 3 bays and 2 storeys. Letter L plan with south east wing at rear with modern brick infill bay in angle with slated roof. North front has central door in heavy stone architrave with key block, stone cornice and broken segmental pediment. Above is oval window in stone surround with quadrant blocks. Outer bays have moulded stone mullioned and transomed cross casements. C19 lights. Right hand stack. Other elevations have casement windows. South east wing south elevation rendered and with stack. Interior. Right hand ground floor room has chamfered and stopped spine beam. Cambered fireplace lintel. Console bracket to spine beam. Timber framed crosswalls (B1).
Dendro-dating obtains felling date of 1726-7 for timber. Secondary dates with range 1490-1522 for re-used timbers (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19924 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Ashendon &C. p25.
  • <2>SBC22686 Digital archive: Vernacular Architecture Group. 2000 onwards. Vernacular Architecture Group: Dendrochronology Database. VA vol 36 p89.

Location

Grid reference SP 68677 10287 (point)
Civil Parish CHILTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2010 12:27PM

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