Building record 1292701000 - THE FARMHOUSE, LOWER NORTH DEAN

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed house, altered and refronted in nineteenth century

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1310578: THE FARMHOUSE (DBC5752)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMHOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C17, altered and part refronted C19. Front and left gable rebuilt in brick; rear has brick ground floor, and timber framing, part planked, with brick infill above. Old tile roofs, central brick chimney with rebuilt top. L-plan. One storey and attic - 2 storeys, 4 bay front range. Front has 2 2-storey bays to left with dentil eaves, 4-pane sash windows, and central glazed doors in C20 gabled timber porch. 2 bays to right have catslide projection with leaded casements to ground floor and paired barred wooden casements in C20 gabled dormers. Rear has 2 3-light leaded casements to ground floor, C20 wooden casements in gabled eaves-line dormers, single light below eaves in right bay, and porch in angle. C19 weatherboarded outbuildings attached to far end of short rear wing. Interior shows more timber framing with chamfered spine beams, some stopped, and traces of painted Gothic lettering on cross beam in ground floor room to left of centre. Right bays have been altered and have one truss with re-used chamfered arch-braces to collar (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. p47.

Location

Grid reference SU 85392 98142 (point)
Civil Parish HUGHENDEN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 17 2023 8:44PM

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