Description

TL 515 090 HIGH LAVER Spinney Farmhouse
5/15 Spinney Farmhouse

II

Hall house, early C15, altered in C19 and C20. Timber framed, weatherboarded,
roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 2-bay hall aligned approx. NW-SE, aspect
SW, with contemporary 2-bay crosswing at SE end. External chimney stack on
NE end of crosswing, C18, and another on SW end, C19. C20 crosswing at NW end,
with 2 chimney stacks in NW wall. Single storey lean-to extension with slate
roof at NW side. Single storey lean-to extension with slate roof against NE
wall of hall between the crossings. Crosswings of 2 storeys, hall single
storey with attics. SW elevation, ground floor, C20 door in position of
original front door, 3 C20 casement windows. First floor, 2 more, of which
one is in a C20 gabled dormer. Some framing exposed internally. Jowled posts.
Inserted floor in hall, late C16, consisting of transverse beam and longitudinal
joists of vertical section, plain chamfered with concave-plus-bar stops,
supported on clamps. Roof of hall rebuilt, re-using many smoke-blackened rafters
with trenches for a crownpost roof. The SE crosswing is the sevice end,
originally with a partition between 2 ground floor rooms, the partition now
removed. The central post of its till side exhibits rebates for twin doors
opening inwards, and mortices for 2 missing doorheads. The beam is plain
chamfered with step stops. The joists are of horizontal section, originally
unchamfered, but with C20 chamfers and stops copied from the (later) inserted
floor of the hall. The roof is of crownpost construction, with arched braces to
the central tiebeam. The central crownpost has 2 curved braces down to the
tiebeam, and 2 arched braces to the collar-purlin.

Listing NGR: TL5152208996

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26417026

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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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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas