Description

TL 63 SE GREAT BARDFIELD WALTHAM'S CROSS

3/208 Chief's Farmhouse

GV II

House. C17, altered in C18 and C19. Timber framed, plastered with facade of
painted red brick in Flemish bond, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 4 bays
facing S, with internal stack against rear wall in second bay from left end.
Single-storey extension to right, with end stack, C19. Single-storey lean-to
extension to left, C18/C19. 2 storeys and attics. On ground floor, 3 C20
sashes, and one early C19 sash of 9 lights. On first floor, 4 early C19 sashes
of 9 lights. C20 door. The interior has jowled posts, primary straight
bracing, axial beams with lamb's tongue stops, plain joists, clasped purlin
roof. A large wood-burning hearth facing to right has original salt recess and
bread oven, with modern replacement door. The C20 door is in the original
position, forming a lobby-entrance with original newel stair S of the stack,
ascending from ground to attics. Upper part of stack (approx. from attic floor
level) rebuilt.

Listing NGR: TL6945030576

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26400158

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)