Description

SP 71 NW WOODHAM BICESTER ROAD

4/147 Collett Farmhouse

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House. Dated 1736 on quoin to left, but probably late C17. Coursed rubble stone, partly dressed to front, with first floor band course and narrow moulded wooden eaves. Wing to rear has timber truss in gable with thin brick infill. Hipped roof with C20 concrete tiles and rebuilt chinmey of thin brick between left bays. L-plan. 2 storeys and attic, 3½ bays. C19-early C20 3-light transomed wooden casements, those to ground floor having shallow pointed stone arches with raised keyblocks and springers. Half bay between right bays has 2-light window over 5-panelled door, top-lit, with C20 gabled hood. 2 gabled dormers with paired wooden casements. Stone panel to first floor between left bays is carved with coat of arms in surround of oak leaves. Right bay has rooms with re-used C17 panelling, the upper room having a frieze inscribed with verses from Ecclesiastes and Proverbs. RCHM I p.345-6 Mon.2.

Listing NGR: SP7034818401

External Links

• Wikidata Q26452598

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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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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House