Building record 1117200000 - PRIORY FARMHOUSE, TOWNSEND

Summary

Farmhouse at Priory Farm with eighteenth century re-fronting of older building, and nineteenth century extension.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1214669: PRIORY FARMHOUSE

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Type and Period (4)

  • FARMHOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD? to 1899 AD)
  • HAYLOFT (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
  • DOVECOTE (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
  • OUTBUILDING (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. House, C18 refronting of older building. Irregular vitreous brick with red dressings, plinth, first floor band course and moulded brick eaves. Old tile roof, brick coped gables, flanking brick chimneys, that to right with 2 square shafts set diagonally. T-plan. 2 storeys and attic, 5 bays. Marginally glazed sash windows, those to ground floor with cambered brick heads. 2 hipped dormers with C19 wooden casements. Central C19 half- glazed door with rectangular fanlight and flat hood on cut brackets. Lower extension to left has C19 casement, hayloft door in gabled semi-dormer above, and blocked dovecote in gable. RCHM II p. 192-3 Mon. 19 (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3775 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p27.

Location

Grid reference SP 64243 22728 (point)
Civil Parish MARSH GIBBON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Oct 6 2009 6:00PM

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