Description

LAXFIELD
TM 27 SE

4/25 Street Farmhouse
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-- II

Farmhouse. In 2 phases: C16 hall and parlour, the service cell to right
probably of c.1600. Timber framed, mainly plastered, with some colourwashed
brick casing. Roof plaintiled to front and pantiled to rear. 2 storeys and
attic. 3-cell lobby entry form. 3 windows, C18 small-paned casements. Early
C19 doorway: moulded architrave with corner squares and a cornice; 4-panelled
door, the upper panels glazed. Internal stack, the part immediately above the
ridge with an inset panel, the top section rebuilt. Small wing at rear,
probably once a dairy. Interior somewhat modernised with much of the frame
concealed. Chamfered joists in hall and in 2 first floor rooms. Evidence for
original windows in the former gable end wall, one with incomplete cavetto
mullions. Roof over C16 section has clasped and butt purlins.

Listing NGR: TM2943471877

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26476014

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  For the Record
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings