Description

TM 06 SE
5/188

STOWUPLAND
SAXHAM STREET
Grange Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse, mid C16. 2 storeys. 3-cell cross-entry plan. Timber-framed and
plastered. Plaintiled roof; an axial C17 chimney of red brick. C19
casements. C19 boarded door at cross-entry position, with a light open porch
on slender posts. A complete mid C16 house with late C16 or early C17
alterations. The cross-passage is complete, with twin service room doorways;
the 4-centred arched head is visible above one of them. The parlour to right
has ogee-and-scotia moulded beams. Good tension-braced studding with one
blocked diamond mullioned window and evidence for others. At the left-hand
end is a pair of massive base-crucks formerly supporting a half-hip (later
converted to a gable). Arch braced tie-beams were removed from a narrow
chimney bay and centrally over the hall in late C16/early C17 when the present
larger chimney was inserted with newel staircase. Good chamfered floor joists
over the hall; possibly also an alteration of c.1600.

Listing NGR: TM0844860894

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284083

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (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
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide