Description

TQ 09 SE RICKMANSWORTH STOCKER'S FARM ROAD
(Southwest side)
Rickmansworth
9/229 Stocker's Farm House
27.7.72

GV II

House. Probably C17, rebuilt, cased and extended in C18 and C19. Some
exposed timber frame in gables, walls appear to be of brick construction,
red with burnt headers and later stock. Tiled roofs. A rectangular multi-
gabled block with a wing to form an L. Original plan obscure. 2 storeys.
3 bay front with slightly projecting central entrance bay. Later gabled
timber porch above which is a glazing bar sash in a box frame and a gable
with exposed tie beam, queen struts to collar clasping purlin. Left bay
has a C19 canted bay on ground floor, first floor glazing bar sash and
exposed purlins and plates in a broader gable with a taller ridge. Right
bay has 4 light casements with leaded panes, ground floor cambered head.
Burnt brick vertical strips. Projecting brick course at eaves. Continuous
brick plinth. Right return: burnt brick vertical strips and exposed
framing in 2 gables. A first floor single light near front. Ground floor
rectangular bay and first floor tripartite sash towards rear. To rear
and set back is a part stock brick wing with an entrance under a raked
hood. Ground floor 5 light casement and 2 first floor sashes in reveals.
Ridge stack towards front and rear gable end stack. Left return from
front has 2 stacks, 1 window on each floor and a projecting brick course
at eaves level. To rear: wing to left has red brick ground floor and
Stock brick first floor, stock brick gable end to short wing to right
which has a ground floor rectangular bay and a first floor 16 pane sash.
Ridge line broken to centre. Centre right has a first floor sash and
dentilled brick eaves. Centre left has a horizontal sliding sash. Ground
floor additions. Interior not inspected. (Pevsner 1977).

Listing NGR: TQ0521893333

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26393581

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback