Description

FRESSINGFIELD BACK ROAD
TM 27 NE
10/14 Church Farmhouse
-
29.7.55
GV
II

Farmhouse. C16, in 2 phases, with C19 alterations. Timber framed and
plastered with a hipped roof of concrete plaintiles. Remains of old panelled
plasterwork at the rear. 2 storeys and attic. 5 windows, mainly large-paned
sashes in flush frames; herringbone-slatted windows to right hand bay and one
mid C20 casement window on the ground floor. 2 doorways, each with a 6-panel
fielded door, reeded pilasters, frieze and cornice. 2 internal stacks.
Victorianised interior with most of the timbers concealed. In the hall is the
upper part of a boldly-carved early C17 overmantel, almost certainly brought
from elsewhere: the elaborate design includes vine foliage, a central winged
figure and a cornice supported by 4 crouching figures. The hall has a moulded
cross-beamed ceiling; part of the original room has been lost through the
insertion of the stack. The soffit of one of the cross beams has been cased
with 3 sections of enriched Ionic pilasters of early C17 date. Some C17
panelled doors.

Listing NGR: TM2605677513

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284420

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Recommended Books

• 
  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2