Building record 1333300000 - MUZWELL FARMHOUSE, MOOR END COMMON

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed farmhouse at Muzwell Farm, with eighteenth and nineteenth century extensions and nineteenth to twentieth century alterations.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125714: MUZWELL FARMHOUSE (DBC5193)

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Type and Period (2)

  • FARMHOUSE (Dated 1686, 17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C17, with fireplace dated 16 IB 86; right bay added late C18-C19; C19 and C20 alterations. Timber frame with brick infill to rear and right gable; front rebuilt in brick C19; left gable rendered. Old tile roof, half-hipped to right; rebuilt brick chimney to rear of centre bay. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Paired wooden casements, renewed C20, 4 to upper storey. Centre bay has C20 3-light metal casement. C20 brick porch with metal casements and lean-to corrugated iron roof between right bays. Other small lean-to extensions to rear. Flanking outbuildings are not of special interest. Interior: wide centre bay has chamfered spine beam, staircase in line with rear chimney, and central upper cross wall. Fireplace in upper room has wood-grained plaster overmantel with date, small raised ovals on main panel and pilasters, and large heavily moulded cornice (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. p25.

Location

Grid reference SU 80029 91022 (point)
Civil Parish FINGEST AND LANE END, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1360)

Record last edited

Jul 21 2009 1:13PM

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