Building record 1257902000 - ASHRIDGE FARM COTTAGE, LEYHILL COMMON

Summary

Sixteenth century timber-framed house at Ashridge Farm, with seventeenth century alterations and twentieth century extension

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  • Listed Building (II) 1124767: ASHRIDGE FARM COTTAGE

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Type and Period (3)

  • HOUSE (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) HALL HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Grade II. C16 timber-framed house of 2 bays and 1½ storeys. Modern left hand bay. Brick faced ground floor, brick infill to exposed framing upper floor, colourwashed. Old tile roof. Modern casements. Gabled 1st floor windows. C17 lateral stack at rear. Hipped roofed 1½ storey extension of c1980 on left. Two dormers at rear. Right hand bay formerly open to roof as open hall with smoke blackened roof timbers. Curved purlin braces. Interior has chamfered and stopped spine beams. Tension braces between posts and bressummers. RCHM I 100 MON.44 (B1).

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  • <1>SBC19433 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p63, amended 27th September 1984.

Location

Grid reference SP 99440 01603 (point)
Civil Parish LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Jun 5 2020 2:10PM

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