Description

TM 47 SE WALBERSWICK THE STREET

4/54 Thorpe View
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GV II

Farmhouse. Late C16 core, facade probably early C19; considerably modernised
mid C20. Timber framed, facade of flint with red brick headers and red brick
dressings, brick casing to gable ends and rear with weatherboarding above the
eaves; plaintiled roof with new tiles to the rear. 2 storeys and attic. 4
windows to ground floor, 2 to first floor, 2-light and 3-light casements,
segmental arches; brick dentil eaves cornice; modern doorway to rear. Good
internal stack with a row of 3 coupled octagonal flues (now reduced in height)
with moulded bases; at the corners of the stack are projecting bricks shaped as
horses heads, a good example of this feature of Tudor chimneys which was
supposed to protect the house from evil spirits. Interior with exposed
timberwork and a beam with embattled carving over one ground floor fireplace.

Listing NGR: TM4925874674

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26281997

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments