Description

TQ 49 NE THEYDON BOIS ABRIDGE ROAD
9/14 (West side)
Piggotts Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse, late C17, mid C18 and early C19. Timber framed and plastered with
pyramid slate roof. Square plan form with major elevations to east and west.
Each elevation has 3 bays of double hung sash windows with single vertical
glazing bars and moulded surrounds. The east elevation has blocked central
doorway with a flat hood on small brackets. The west facade has a central flat
hooded doorcase with dentilled cornice and moulded frieze panel. Over this
is a three light window with pointed Gothic heads. 'Double pile' plan form.
Timber frame of substantial timbers. Interior has much mid C18 panelling and
a contemporary staircase with turned balusters and scrolled tread ends. In
a ground floor room is a mid C18 alcove cupboard, with serpentine shelves, thin
pilasters and half dome head with contempory painting of Ceres. Some of
the windows have their original internal shutters in-situ. The bases of two
large, late C17 stacks remain, surmounted by early C19 gault brick stacks.

Listing NGR: TQ4649097162

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26404820

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings