Building record 1268700000 - ASHWELL'S FARMHOUSE

Summary

Fifteenth century timber-framed hall house with later extensions and alterations

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1309805: ASHWELL'S FARMHOUSE

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Type and Period (3)

  • (Alternate Type) HALL HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)
  • FARMHOUSE (15th Century to 18th Century - 1400 AD to 1799 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

Grade II. C15 timber framed hall house of 2 bays with arch braced hall truss and smoke blackening in roof space. Original 2 storey bay to right. Recased C18 and extended to left and at right angles on right. C17 or late C16 inserted floor in hall and large double sided inglenook fireplace in hall bay. Plain spine beam and joists to early 2 storey bay, chamfered and stopped to inserted floor. Flint front with brick dressings and band course. Modern windows. Former lobby entry in front of stack. Three bays and 2 storeys. Old tile roofs. North-west range one and a half storeys with one dormer, south-east range one and a half storeys (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. p43.

Location

Grid reference SU 89460 98877 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 16 2020 2:12PM

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