Description

BRAISEWORTH PRIORY LANE
TM 17 SW
1/11 Priory Farmhouse
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-- II

Farmhouse. Late C16/early C17. Timber framed and plastered, pantiled roof.
2-cell, lobby entry type; the left cell originally took the form of a cross-
wing. 2 storeys and attic. 2 windows, C18 3-light casements, originally
square-leaded; ground floor windows have a transom. Gabled porch of clay lump
with a plank door. Stack has plain axial shaft, the lower portion of narrow
brick. One-storey addition to right, substantially C20. Interior. Ceiling
of room to left has C17 plasterwork: ovolo cornice to each half, with
symmetrically arranged Tudor rose and Fleur-de-lys motifs. Back-to-back first
floor fireplaces with 4-centred brick arches. Oak newel stair; C17 cupboards
underneath the lower flight have original doors. Butt purlin roof; the roof
over the left cell is a later C17 reconstruction.

Listing NGR: TM1338271436

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26475601

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock