Description

SS 20 SW MARHAMCHURCH

7/49 Rattenbury Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse. C17 origins, C19 alterations. Whitewashed and rendered, slate roof
with gabled ends, brick gable end chimneys, brick chimney on ridge, some handmade
ridge tiles. Original plan single depth, probably 3 rooms and cross or through
passage. Stair inserted into former passage. Change in roof line suggests
rebuilding to right of passage. Present plan has rear right outshut and rear
gabled projecting wing. 2 storeys. 4 window front with off-centre gabled porch.
Front door has ovolo-moulded doorway with elaborate stops. Ground floor window
to left of porch 4-light casement, 3 panes per light. 2 ground floor windows to
right of porch, each with 9 panes. First floor window left 2-light casement, 3
panes per light, first floor window above porch similar. First floor window to
right of porch 3-light casement, 3 panes per light, first floor window right, 3-
light casement, 8 panes per light. All window frames are timber.
Interior: Ground floor room left has partially blocked fireplace probably
concealing earlier features. 1 chamfered cross beam, further cross beam has ogee
stops. Present stair hall, former cross or through passage, has remains of
moulded cross beam with large stop, beam probably truncated when ridge stack
inserted. Passage has moulded cross beams. Ground floor room right has wide 6-
panel door. Wide late C17 door upstairs has unusual panelling of 10 small
fielded panels in moulded surrounds. Simplified cock's head hinge to door.

Listing NGR: SS2381002888

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613881

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)