Description

SO 37 NE; 8/113

CLUNGUNFORD C.P.,
BECKJAY,
Beckjay Farmhouse

GV

II

Farmhouse. Early to mid-C18, with later alterations and additions.
Red brick (Flemish bond); plain tile roof with raised verges; brick integral
end stacks. Main house aligned east-west facing south with an extension
to the west on the same alignment and two rear wings aligned north-south.
Two storeys and attic with storey bands. Four windows, C20 casements within
C18 openings with segmental heads. Two late C19 ground floor bay windows
with hipped slate roofs. Central C20 latticed porch giving access to
a C20 door within an C18 opening. Low brick extension to the left with
right hand C20 casement and left hand door. Rear. Two gabled kitchen
wings; the right hand one is early C19 and of coursed limestone rubble;
the left hand wing is late C19 and of red brick. INTERIOR. Early
to mid-C18 newel staircase with closed string and turned balusters
incorporating square knots. Jointed and pegged king-post roof trusses.

Listing NGR: SO3921677530

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26470575

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)