Description

SJ 91 SW PENKRIDGE C.P. WATER EATON LANE (West side)

6/111 Kinvaston Hall Farmhouse -

GV II

Farmhouse. Early C16 with late C17 internal remodelling and later alterations. Red brick replacing earlier timber frame;plain tile roof; brick external lateral stacks. 2-bay former open hall range, now floored, aligned east-west facing north, and flanking 2-bay crosswings aligned north-south projecting north, roughly central rear wing aligned north-south. 2 storey hall range with toothed eaves flanked by gabled crosswings of 2 storeys and attic; 1:2:1 bays, casements, those to the ground floor and to the first floor of the wings have segmental heads; central 6-panelled door with bracketed hood. Interior: Hall range: Late C17 L-shaped staircase with turned balusters immediately east of the front door; late C17 first floor partition walls of oak panelling with an upper balustrade and carved frieze; massive central arch braced roof truss with cambered and chamfered tie beam; the roof trusses at each end of the hall range have three vertical struts between tie beam and collar, curved wind braces throughout the building. East wing: Timber framed east-west partition of square panels, the southern ground floor room has chamfered and stopped spine beam and joists and evidence for a former staircase, fireplace in north-east corner, the northern ground floor room has chamfered and stopped spine beam; and a fireplace in the south-east corner; the southern first floor room has C17 wall panelling and a blocked doorway with a cambered head in the north wall which formerly led to the northern room now entered at first floor level via a Cl7 panelled door. West wing: The walls of the northern ground floor room are fully covered in oak panelling complete with a door in the south west corner which formerly led to the southern room, and a cupboard in the south-east corner; at first floor level there is a blocked doorway with cambered head which formerly linked the northern and southern rooms.

Listing NGR: SJ9084312316

External Links

• Wikidata Q26290992

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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