Description

BURGATE MELLIS ROAD (EAST SIDE)
TM 07 NE
1/16 Glebe Farm House
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-- II

House, formerly Rectory. Late C16 or early C17, reduced in size, raised and
altered c.1830 when it ceased to be the Rectory. Timber frame, extended in
clay lump. Plastered. Shallow pitch to slate roof. Originally at least 3
cells extending further to right. 2 storeys. 4 window front. Entrance to
left of centre with half glazed, half fielded panelled door, traceried
rectangular fanlight, pilastered doorcase. Flanking 3:3 pane architraved
sashes, elsewhere 1, 2 and 4-light glazing bar casements, all with C19 timber
hoodmoulds. Boxed eaves. Left end original massive external stack, rendered
with triple offsets, rebuilt cap, an entrance behind stack. Internal rebuilt
ridge stack to right, gable end pentice board. Continuous lean-to addition to
rear with three 3-light glazing bar casements. Interior: stop chamfered axial
binding beam, some exposed close studding with a cranked brace, arched brace
from jowled post to tie beam.

Listing NGR: TM0896275463

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284238

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (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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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets