Description

TL 11 SW HARPENDEN RURAL KINSBOURNE GREEN LANE
(south east side)

5/12 Harpendenbury Farmhouse

GV II*

Farmhouse. C15 or early C16 hall house, extended 2 bays on S in
late C17. Mid-C19 cross wing added on S end. Timber frame. Red
brick casing and some exposed framing. Plain tile roof. 2
storeys: Lower cross wing on N contains hall at right angles
to main house,its N elevation with exposed curved brace and C17
external oven stack. The main elevation has 4 mid-C19 glazing-
bar sash and casement windows in flush frames. Central flush
panel door with simple hood. Large central ridge chimney stack
above door is late C17: square base with ovolo cornice; 6
diagonal square shafts. Internally this stack divides the 2 C17
bays and has rear staircase attached. Ovolo moulded floor beams.
The hall is 2 bays. Fine exposed crown post: short square post
with a stepped base and capital. Cambered tie beam. Straight
braces to collar purlin and hidden collar brace. Sooted timbers
to both bays, the part above the tie beam filled in with a later
partition. Rear wall has Wealden framing. Half-bay continuation
on front side.

Listing NGR: TL1119113663

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17555391

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living