Description

WHITEHILL

1645/0/10009 CHASE ROAD
14-APR-03 Chase Farmhouse

II

House; formerly a farmhouse. C17 or earlier; remodelled and extended C18 and C19. Timber-framed with flint and brick infilling; front wall rebuilt of refaced in flint, stone rubble and brick; extended in brick. Clay plain tile roof with hipped and half-hipped ends. Brick axial stack.
PLAN: 3-room plan; probably originally 2-room plan with small unheated service room on right and kitchen on left [now centre] heated from fireplace in axial stack with lobby entrance at front. Circa C18 1-room plan extension on left [SW].
EXTERIOR: 1 storey and attic. Asymmetrical 3-window south east front with C20 2-and 3-light casements; attic windows in two raking dormers; panelled door to right with open porch with tiled canopy. Rear [NW] exposed timber-framing with curved tension-braces and flint and brick infilling; small later outshut on right.
INTERIOR: Former kitchen has large brick fireplace with chamfered timber bressumer and exposed axial beam and joists. Exposed wall-framing and roof structure with queen-post truss.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26388383

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings