Description

SK 01 SE
10/83

LONGDON C.P.
HAY LANE (off)
Broomy Fields

II

Farmhouse. Late C17 with late C18 extension and minor alterations of
circa 1900. Red and brown brick (Flemish bond) on sandstone plinth;
plain tile roof with raised verges; brick external end stack and lateral
stack. T-shaped plan: principal range aligned east-west facing north
with rear extension wing. 2 storeys and gable-lit attic with storey
bands. 3 window front: casements of circa 1900 within C17 openings
with stone lintels incised in imitation of gauged brickwork. Central
late C20 flat roofed porch in front of a doorway with similar lintel
to the windows. 2-storey, 2-bay rear wing. Interior. Central entrance
passage with a C17 newel staircase at the south end; the newel has a
faceted finial. The passage gives access to 2 ground floor rooms.
The eastern room has a fireplace with bolection moulded surround and
C17 oak wall panelling incorporating cupboards, and a window bench.
Chamfered and stopped spine beams in both rooms. The western room retains
a C17 rear cross-window with ovolo-moulded mullions and transoms.
An old photograph at the house shows that this pattern was used throughout
the principal range.

Listing NGR: SK0800813338

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26541073

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)