Building record 1292200000 - DENNERHILL FARMHOUSE

Summary

Seventeenth century farmhouse at Dennerhill Farm with attached outbuildings, and later alterations and extensions

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1160234: DENNER HILL FARMHOUSE WITH OUTBUILDINGS ATTACHED TO SOUTH (DBC5568)

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Type and Period (3)

  • FARMHOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
  • STABLE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • OUTBUILDING (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House with range of outbuildings, formerly stables and sheds, to rear. Originally C17, altered late C18, extended c.1800. L-plan. Front wing of house is of flint with brick dressings, hipped old tile roof and central brick chimney with attached shafts, probably C17. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Ground floor has tripartite barred sashes with segmental heads; first floor has 4-pane sashes. Blind window to centre of first floor above later porch of local Denner Hill stone. Porch has shallow gable, lead roof, and C20 door with radiating semi-circular fanlight. 1918 extension of one bay to left, also of Denner Hill stone. Rear wing added c.1800, of coursed Denner Hill stone with hipped old tile roof, part with chamfered stone eaves, E. side has outshot, altered at right end, with board doors to former coal and wood-sheds. W. side, to farmyard, has 2 2-storey bays to left with 6-pane sashes, board door between and boxed 4-pane sash to centre of first floor. Lower left window altered to C20 casement. Ground floor openings have slightly cambered stone heads, the left with initials 'ET', the right with 'DE'. Stable bays to right have rectangular openings with similar heads to ground floor and loft, tall central opening, and lower gabled projection for harness room and chaff store to right. Interior of house has barrel vaulted ceilings to upper storey (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC20224 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Wycombe District: Parishes of Bledlow &C.

Location

Grid reference SU 85685 99854 (point)
Civil Parish HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 26 2016 11:04AM

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