Building record 1268300000 - COPES FARMHOUSE
Summary
Sixteenth century or earlier timber-framed Copes farmhouse, probably originally a larger building, with eighteenth and nineteenth century alterations
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1309860: COPES FARMHOUSE
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Type and Period (2)
- FARMHOUSE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD? to 1599 AD?)
Description
Grade II. C16 or earlier, timber framed, probably surviving bays of larger building. Two storeys, 2 bays. Late C18 brick front. Old tile roofs. Centre door flanked by barred sashes. One sash to first floor. C19 wing to rear of right hand bay, brick and flint. Ground floor, brick upper with cogged eaves. Gables of main house tiled or roughcast. To right gable very substantial stack, C16 or earlier, stone quoins, flint. Upper parts old thin bricks with tumbled-in weathering and 2 diagonal flues. Heavy joists and beams inside. Reputed to be connected with Little Kingshill Priory (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>SBC20013 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Chalfont St Giles &C. p41.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89040 98084 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Apr 19 2020 2:53PM
