Building record 1310500000 - LAUREL FARMHOUSE, WHEELER END

Summary

Late sixteenth century timber-framed farmhouse at Laurel Farm, with nineteenth and twentieth century rebuilding and extensions.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Wheeler End Common Conservation Area (DBC7305)
  • Listed Building (II) 1310267: LAUREL FARMHOUSE (DBC5729)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMHOUSE (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. Late C16 rear wing, much rebuilt mid C19, with mid C19 extensions to front, part rebuilt c. 1980. Flint with brick dressings, old tile roofs. Rear wing has one exposed timber post at N.W. corner, and first floor band course to N. gable. 2 storeys. C19 extension has 2 gabled bays to front, with 4-pane sashes and central half-glazed door in C20 gabled brick porch. Left bay has pair of square brick chimney shafts. Interior of rear wing has late C16 plaster overmantel with 3 heraldic figures, the central wyvern in a simple roundel. Flanking plaster pendants with inverted fleur-de-lys. Altered fireplace below with stack removed below ridge-line. Heavy spine beam and joists. RCHM I p. 320 Mon. 14 (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. p81.

Location

Grid reference SU 80369 93317 (point)
Civil Parish WEST WYCOMBE RURAL, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 31 2011 6:15PM

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