Description

SO 49 NE SMETHCOTT C.P. SMETHCOTT

4/98 The Bynords
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GV II

House. Mid- to late C16 with late C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Rendered
timber frame, partly refaced, rebuilt and extended in painted brick;
plain tile roof. Baffle-entry plan of 3 framed bays. Framing: square
panels. 2 storeys with partial semi-basement. South-east front: painted
brick ridge stack off-centre to left. 3-window front; C20 three-light
wooden and metal casements, and small first-floor casement off-centre
to left; C20 half-glazed door between first and second windows off-
centre to left. C19 wing at rear with lean-to in angle; some timber
framing visible at rear. Interior: largely complete timber frame including
cross walls, posts with large jowls, and collar and tie-beam trusses
with queen struts; ground-floor room with chamfered ceiling-beam and
joists; large open C16 fireplace invigorating reeded lintel with billet-decorated
top edge; introduced C17 panelling with fluted frieze and introduced
C18 wall cupboard with raised and fielded panel and L-hinges. Despite
partial refacing and rebuilding of the front wall in the mid-C20 this
house still retains almost all of its C16 frame and other internal features
of interest. V.C.H., Vol. VIII, p.149.

Listing NGR: SO4529799871

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307260

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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