Building record 1102100000 - ATHAWES FARMHOUSE, 15 NEARTON END
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 399207: ATHAWES FARMHOUSE (DBC3034)
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Type and Period (4)
- HOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 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)
- (Former Type) FARMHOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. House. C17, altered and refaced early C19 with late C19 wing at right-angles to rear. Timber frame refaced in chequer brick with moulded eaves to front, part rendered to right gable and first floor to rear, red brick to left gable with some frame showing above. Old tile roof, brick chimneys to left and centre, 1½ storeys and basement, 2 bays. Ground floor has paired barred sash windows with single segmental heads; first floor has barred wooden casements in semi-dormers, 3-light to left, 2-light to right; basement has paired wooden casement in altered surround with segmental head to left. Central 4-panelled door with barred rectangular fanlight, plain wooden frame and moulded cornice hood on scroll brackets. C19 single storey extension to left, small barn range attached to right. RCHM II p. 293 Mon. 34 (B1).
Athawe's Farm is a two-storeyed house with a cellar. The North front was refaced in the C18th or C19th with red and black bricks. The East and West ends are brick covered with plaster. At the rear is a modern wing which makes the plan L-shaped. The central chimney stack is of thin bricks. Condition - Good (B2).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC20017 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Dunton &C. p60.
- <2>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2. p293.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80668 27080 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 18 2026 8:55AM