Building record 1263700000 - DEAN FARMHOUSE, LONGBOTTOM LANE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1161468: DEAN FARMHOUSE
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Type and Period (4)
- FARMHOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- WALL PAINTING (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- (Alternate Type) CROSS WING HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
Grade II. Mid C16 and later. Timber-framed with brick infill, tile hung first floor. Two storeys. Two large end gables, 2 small central ones. Four 3-light casements, old tile roof with original stacks , one with 2 diagonal broach shafts and lateral to end of crosswing, the other with 4 diagonal shafts and one C17 shaft. Interior has crown post roof in right hand crosswing, 2 original red brick fireplaces (B1).
Wall paintings found in first floor room during extensive repairs to house. Design of a simple arrangement of squares filled with various geometric patterns in black paint. The borders are straight lines connected at the corners by small diamonds. A room on the ground floor had studs ornamented in white with a scroll design (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC20013 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Chalfont St Giles &C. p19.
- <2>SBC13190 Article in serial: Francis W Reader. 1933. 'Tudor Mural Paintings in the Lesser Houses in Bucks', in Recs of Bucks Vol 12 pp368-398 & Plates I-XIV. Vol 12, No 7. pp396-7, Plate XIII.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 97188 90996 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. GILES, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 28 2020 5:49PM
