Building record 1128000000 - UPPER FARMHOUSE, DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1118462: UPPER FARMHOUSE (DBC4595)
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Type and Period (2)
- FARMHOUSE (17th Century to 18th Century - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Grade II. House. C17 altered and extended, timber framed, exposed to rear with brick infill, refaced to front in C18 brick. Old tiled roof, large chimney stack to LH of centre opposite front door, with corbelled head. Later chimney to RH gable. 2-storeys, front elevation of 4 bays, the RH part added, with four 3-light upper casements, 6-panel door with small hood in 2nd bay from LH, 4-light casement to LH with segmental arched head. 4-light square bay window to RH with lean-to tiled roof, and two 2-light casements with segmental arched heads to RH bays. Small gabled 2-storey rear wing with timber framing exposed. RCHM I p.137 MON.3 (B1).
Upper Farm is a two-storeyed house built in the C17th on a rectangular plan, facing east with a small central wing at the rear, and a central chimney. Modern additions have been made at the North end, and the original walls refaced with modern brick, except for the upper part of the wall at the rear, which is of original timber and brick (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>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p29.
- <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p137.
- <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 90128 12223 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2026 3:53PM