Description

KIMBOLTON CP
SO 56 SW
7/17 Upper Bache Farmhouse
11.6.59
GV II
Farmhouse. Possibly of C16 or C17 origins, altered during late C19 and C20.
Sandstone rubble possibly refacing earlier timber-framing; part hipped Welsh
slate roof. Rectangular plan formerly L-plan, with wing to rear (demolished),
axial stacks, entrance to south-east front. Two storeys and cellar. South-east
front: section to left with slightly higher roof line and three 3-light case-
ment windows, two similar windows with transom lights to left of part glazed
door, section to right with 2-light casement window, and 4-light window to
ground floor, ledged door to right. The Royal Commission on Historical
Monuments dated this building to the C16 or C17 and described interior timber-
work of some quality, but on resurvey this building proved inaccessible.
Included for group value. (RCHM, Vol 3, p 79).

Listing NGR: SO5386560304

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26361283

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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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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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy