Description

Stockalls TL 32 SE GREAT MUNDEN STOCKALLS LANE (east side)

5/27 Brockholds Farmhouse

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GV II

House. Probably C15 main range, C17 crosswings, late C17 inserted floor and chimney in hall, renovated in later C19. Timber frame plastered with panelled pargetting and stucco plinth. Upper floor red tilehung with cusped tiles from window sill upwards. Steep old red tile roofs. H-plan 2-storeys house facing W. Main range represents an open hall with further bay on N. S crosswing replaces earlier service wing. C17 N parlour wing with large external early C18 chimney on N with gabled small extension beside it. Large C17 central chimney with lobby entry and probably a former stair behind and axial chamfered beams (one with pyramid-and-bar stops) to rooms each side. Lower lean-to rear part of S wing. Symmetrical W front of 2 gabled bargeboarded wings each with a flush triple sash window. Central 4 panel door with moulded surround and full entablature as flat hood. 2 triple sash windows to each floor. Side purlin roof. Jowled posts on ground floor carried former S wing structure. Moated Site. Manor house of Brockholds manor. (VCH (1912) 127: RCHM Typescript).

Listing NGR: TL3651222866

External Links

• Wikidata Q26396281

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