Description

TQ 89 NE
5/71

NORTH FAMBRIDGE
CHURCH ROAD
(south side)
North Fambridge Hall

GV
II

House. Mainly c.1600, possibly of medieval origin, altered in C19. Timber
framed, clad with red brick in Flemish bond, partly painted, roofed with
handmade red clay tiles. 3-bay main range facing N, with axial stack in middle
bay. 2-bay crosswing to right, projecting forwards, and single-storey ancillary
building roofed with red clay pantiles to right of it. 3-bay crosswing to left,
projecting forwards and backwards, with central stack. Angle towers in both
angles, the front roof hipped, the rear roof gabled to the side. 2
single-storey lean-to extensions in front of main range, one with a sheet metal
roof. C20 flat-roofed single-storey extension to rear of left crosswing. 2
storeys and attic. Scattered fenestration, C19 and C20. Half-glazed door in
gabled porch. Left (E) elevation, ground floor, 2 mid-C19 sashes of 8 lights.
First floor, 2 similar sashes, and mid-C19 central sash with semi-circular head.
Central glazed double doors in simple doorcase with blocked overlight, radial
tracery and dentilled semi-elliptical canopy. The left crosswing has 2
ovolo-moulded binding beams, an early C19 recessed cupboard with arched head,
and early C19 folding shutters. The main range has chamfered axial beams (one
with lamb's tongue stops), plain joists of square and horizontal section, and a
large wood-burning hearth reduced for a modern grate. The right crosswing has
exposed jowls, chamfered axial beams with lamb's tongue stops, plain joists of
vertical section, and a clasped purlin roof with arched wind-bracing. RCHM 2.

Listing NGR: TQ8503197156

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26404570

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability