Description

WARBOROUGH THAME ROAD
SU5994 (West side)
6/172 Nos.233 and 235
13/10/75 (Formerly listed as barn at
Upper Farm)

- II

Farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. Late C15/early C16, remodelled 1791, converted to
farm building early C20, reconverted late C20. Timber framing encased in coursed
clunch rubble with brick dressings and some weatherboarding; old plain-tile
roof. 4-unit hall-house plan, altered. One storey plus attics. Walls have
irregular Segmental-arched openings, much altered, and a brick dentil eaves
course plus weatherboarded gables; roof has a central wooden louvre. Brick over
door inscribed "1791" and "G.S.". Interior not inspected but noted as having
remains of original timber framing indicating a 2-bay open hall with storeyed
end bays; central lower king-strut truss has chamfered timbers and curved braces
to the tie beam. Most of the original rafters survive.
(M. Airs: Upper Farm, Warborough, unpublished paper).

Listing NGR: SU5964094308

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26300193

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey