Building record 1103900000 - HOME FARMHOUSE, 15 WINSLOW ROAD

Summary

Sixteenth to seventeenth century timber-framed farmhouse, refronted in the nineteenth century.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1215274: HOME FARMHOUSE (DBC3640)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMHOUSE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House, C16-C17 T-plan house, extended 1 ½ bays to west later C17, altered C19. Timber frame with brick infill is exposed to rear and part of west gable of main block. Refronted in brick C19. Old tile roof, 2 chimney stacks of thin brick with moulded caps, that to centre of cross wing with flat and V pilasters, that to east of extension with 4-grouped square shafts, 2 storeys and attic. Left bay to front is gabled and hoodmoulds. Leant-to to left,. Second bay has C19-C20 lean-to front with 4-pane sash to first floor and porch protection to right. C17 block has 3-light leaded casements to left, that to ground floor with similar hood mould and single leaded casement to upper right. C20 barred window to right in blocked doorway with dentilled hood. Irregular casements and sashes to rear. Interior has moulded stone fireplaces with 4-centred arch to first floor. Formerly known as Grange Hill Farmhouse (B1).



Grange Hill Farm, 220 yards NW of the church. The house is of two storeys with an attic and cellar. The plan is T-shaped; the main block running N and S, and the short central wing extending towards the W, were built at the end of the 16th century; the wing was extended further towards the W, probably c1660. The external walls have been much rebuilt with modern brick. The central chimney stack in the main block is square with a V-shaped or square pilaster on each face, and is built of thin bricks; the late 17th century extension has, at the
E end, a stack with four attached shafts, probably contemporary with the extension. Interior:- On the first floor an original stone fireplace has moulded jambs and a flat four-centred arch in a square head; the jambs have moulded stops; three doors are of late 16th or early 17th-century panelling. Condition-Good. (2)

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 (4)

  • <1>SBC20017 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Dunton &C. p70, Amended 16th September 2003.
  • <2>SBC20277 Unpublished document: Aylesbury Vale District Council. Copy of AVDC Listed Buildings Information Card for Home Farmhouse, Winslow Road, Swanbourne.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 2 North. Volume 2.
  • <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 79934 27390 (point)
Civil Parish SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 15 2026 3:24PM

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