Description

ST02SE ASHBRITTLE CP

6/8 Tuck's Farmhouse

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- II

Farmhouse, now barn, in advanced state of dereliction. Late C16, with addition,
probably C17. Rendered cob, steeply pitched corrugated iron roof, stone stack to
right. Plan: open hall house; cross passage, kitchen to right with bacon chamber
projecting on East end gable, fireplace on right-hand wall of cross passage with
3-bay hall open to ceiling, barn addition at West end, outshut at rear. 2
storeys, 2 first floor window openings, one ground floor to right of entrance,
all much decayed, plank door. Entrance to barn to right. Interior: area to right
of cross passage not accessable because of collapsed roof, evidence of plank and
muntin screen. Hall: 3 pairs of jointed crucks, reputedly with evidence of smoke
blackening, now partially collapsed. Roof supported by The Hand of God. (VAG
Report, unpublished SRO, February 1973).

Listing NGR: ST0556122891

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26312799

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)