Description

SO 81 SW HARESCOMBE GRUNTERS LANE
(south side)

5/114 Brook Farmhouse

II

Large detached farmhouse. Late C17; C19 wing. Random rubble
limestone; ashlar chimneys; clay plain tile roof. Two storey with
attic; 2-storey with attic wing to form L-plan; further single-
storey back wing in angle. North front: gable to right with
indications of change in roof pitch; single-window fenestration to
upper floors, each 2-light chamfered mullioned casement with hood
mould; 2 tall ground floor casements are C19; C20 plaque to right
reads: 'Brook Farm/SYLVANUS LYSONS CHARITY/ 1750 - 1982'; wing to
left has tall ground floor casement and small casement in louvred
attic dormer. West side: C19 single-storey service wing projects
to right with moulded gable end C20 chimney; scattered and altered
fenestration to left in main range; 3-window to upper floor having
central single-light and 2 flanking 2-light casements with hood
moulds; C20 open lean-to below; 2 C19 gabled roof dormers with
barge boards to right; tall ridge mounted chimney with moulded cap.
South end: blank gable end apart from tall off-centre ground floor
casement; paired ridge mounted chimneys with moulded cap. East
side: Cl9 wing projects to right with single-window 2-light
fenestration in gable end; small casement in louvred attic dormer
on south side; 3-light casement to back of main range with 2-light
over; curved projecting passage to right gives access to single-
storey service room.
Interior not inspected. Until recently a possession of the
Sylvanus Lysons Charity.

Listing NGR: SO8371910151

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26383116

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House