Description

SHINFIELD HARTLEY COVET ROAD (north side)
SU 76 NW
8/32 The Old Farmhouse

II

Farmhouse, now house. Late C17 altered and extended C18, and late C19.
Brick on upper floors, painted render on ground floor, old tile gabled
and hipped roof. L-plan with gable facing east. 2 storeys and attic.
One chimney on ridge, and one larger chimney on right on roof slope.
Brick string. South front: gable on left with one bay 2-light casement
windows, that to attic with small panes. C20 lean-to entry porch with
C20 glazed door. On the right the catslide roof sweeps down to ground floor
eaves level. North front: 3 bays 3-light C20 casement windows with segmental
heads 2-light in centre with C20 gabled entry porch under. Interior:
contains a fine late C17 newel staircase with turned balusters, large
deep handrail, and balusters with carved dropped bosses, rising from
ground floor to attic.

Listing NGR: SU7019468795

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26429455

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy