Description

TOLLESHUNT D'ARCY PAGES LANE
TL 90 NW (west side)
5/80
Wycke Farmhouse
GV II

House. Cl7 or earlier, extended in early C19. Timber framed and brick,
plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 3-bay range facing E, and 2-bay
wing to rear left with one axial stack, and single-storey extension in rear
right angle forming a catslide with it, the whole forming an approximately
rectangular plan. Early C19 entrance range to E, projecting at both ends beyond
the earlier building, with 2 rear stacks of gault brick. Small single-storey
lean-to extension in rear left angle, and C20 conservatory to left of it and
entrance range. 2 storeys with attic. E elevation, ground floor, 2 late
C19/early C20 splayed bays of French windows; first floor, 3 early C19 sashes of
16 lights with crown glass. Flush 6-panel door with plain overlight at front of
central flat-roofed porch. Roof of entrance range hipped, rear wing
half-hipped. External features of architectural value include a number of early
C19 windows, some with crown glass, as follows: (1) S elevation, one sash of 16
lights on ground floor of middle range; N elevation (2) on ground floor of
entrance range, one sash of 16 lights; (3) on first floor of middle range, one
sash of 20 lights; W elevation, on first floor of entrance range (in rear right
angle), one sash of 12 lights; (4) on first floor of rear wing, 2 horizontal
sashes of 18 lights; (5) on attic floor of same, one casement. Access to
interior refused, June 1985. Shown on Chapman and Andre's map of 1777 as
Skinner's Wick.

Listing NGR: TL9352109490

Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)