Description

SU 83 NW HEADLEY STANDFORD LANE

8/55 The Old Farmhouse

GV II

House. C17, with C20 restoration and alterations. Mixed walling materials, and
a tiled roof. A timber-framed building, with rear wings in the form of coupled
gables and a narrower lower wing at the east side, a projecting (front) wing at
the east side, the whole now extended westwards to link with a barn. 2 storeys
irregular fenestration. Steep ½-hipped roof, the front (south) with 3 dormers,
all large and different. The framing is exposed, with brick infill and some
stone: there is tile-hanging to gables front and rear, bone walk are roughcast
and. some painted brickwork. Casements, in great variety. C20 stone porch.
Along the roadside elevation (east) there is a massive tapered stack, attached
to the frame, its lower part masked by an outshot. With C20 details, the old
farmhouse has become attached to a C18 barn, being a 5 bay timber bronze with
aisles, Queen post truss, ½-hipped tile roof, stone walls, and large openings.

Listing NGR: SU8127235549

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26386320

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)