Building record 1300511000 - ORCHARD FARMHOUSE, MEADLE

Summary

Sixteenth century timber-framed thatched farmhouse at Orchard Farm, with seventeenth century extensions.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125838: ORCHARD FARMHOUSE (DBC5317)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMHOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. 2 C16 bays with lower C17 wing to left forming L-plan, C17 extension to rear gable, and outshots to right and in rear angle. Timber frame with colourwashed brick infill; thatch roofs, half- hipped over C17 bay; central chimney of thin C17 brick with pilaster; C19 chimney of flint and brick to left. 1½ storeys, 2 bays to front. Left bay has wooden casements with single horizontal glazing bars, 2 to ground floor, one in thatch. Taller gabled bay to right has 2 3-pane sashes to ground floor and a paired barred wooden casement above. Entry in C19 flint and brick outshot with tiled roof in rear angle. Outshot to right has slight timber framing. Interior: C16 bays have traces of curved braces in'central partition, altered when C17 chimney inserted; curved wind-braces, central queen strut truss. RCHM I p. 261 Mon. 20 (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC22140 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p52.
  • <2>SBC23271 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1997. Meadle Conservation Area Character Survey.

Location

Grid reference SP 80775 06018 (point)
Civil Parish LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 27 2021 8:37PM

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