Description

ASHFIELD CUM THORPE THE STREET
TM 26 SW

5/9 High Row Farmhouse
9/12/55
- II

Farmhouse. Early-mid C16. Timber framed, mainly plastered; left gable end
cased in C19 red brick, right gable boarded. Plain tiled roof. 3-cell form,
originally with cross-entry. 2 storeys. Mid C20 single-paned casement
windows. Lobby entry with C20 boarded door. Internal stack, a later
insertion, with original plain shaft set just behind the roof ridge. Mid C20
conservatory against left gable end. Interior. 5-bay frame, partly exposed
internally. Hall and parlour have heavy plain ceiling joists and massive
lintols over blocked fireplaces. Original plank and muntin screen against
cross-passage. Service partition removed except for central post. Service
end originally divided axially into 2: plain joists, mortices for a window
with heavy diamond mullions. Cambered tie beam over hall chamber has one
heavy brace, the other removed. Newel stair. Roof not examined.

Listing NGR: TM2098362412

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26283733

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)