Description

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15-MAR-55

THAKEHAM
STORRINGTON ROAD
MEADOW FARMHOUSE
(Formerly listed as:
JACKET'S HILL
LITTLE THAKEHAM FARMHOUSE)
(Formerly listed as:
JACKET'S HILL
GREENHURST FARMHOUSE)


II

C17 or earlier L-shaped timber-framed, with later C17 extension and C19 or C20 alterations.

A two storey house with plaster infilling, which has been largely rebuilt, to the ground floor and cross wings, in red brick. All is under a tiled roof with a pentice at the end of each wing. There is a small single internal axial chimney stack. Fenestration is irregular to both storeys but all windows are casements, some having diamond-shaped or small square panes.

Interior not inspected.

HISTORY
The materials and detailing of this house suggests a C17 date for the original sections.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The C17 or earlier Meadow Farmhouse, Storrington Road in Thakeham is designated at Grade II for the following principal reason:
* Architectural Interest: A good example of a C17 or earlier timber-framed house.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26278191

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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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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey