Description

STRADBROKE PIXEY GREEN TM 27 NE

2/112 Cheney Farmhouse - -- II

Farmhouse. C16 and early C17, in 3 main phases. A 3-cell main range with taller wing to rear forming L-shape plan. Timber framed, mainly plastered, some colourwashed brick. Pantiled roofs. 2 storeys and attic. Casement windows, mainly of C19 and C20 date. To right of main range, a lean-to porch with C19 half-glazed door. Internal stack at junction of the 2 ranges, with C17 plain oblong shaft (cap rebuilt). C17 external stack against gable end of rear wing, the top section rebuilt. Early-mid C16 main range; stack inserted early C17, when parlour cell was added and the whole range given a queen-post roof. Parlour ceiling has chamfered joists with original matchboarding between. Newel stairs, the original attic flight with a good contemporary door. Earlier part has cambered tie beams. Rear range is mid-late C16, now 2 bays but once extending further to the rear. Heavy framing. Ceilings with closely-spaced joists, the attic floor set below eaves level. Against the main range is the original projecting gable: tie beam with hollow chamfer; roughcast plaster with smooth quoining around former window opening. The roof has king posts braced by long upper crucks which extend from the tie beams; the king posts rest on straight collars and have plank-like braces to the ridge piece. The upper section of each king post is octagonal, the lower part oblong. There is also a single row of butt purlins. Evidence for original dormers. This form of roof is probably unique. The roof of the nearby barn (Item No 2/113) is clearly derived from it and is undoubtedly by the same carpenter. Remains of medieval moat.

Listing NGR: TM2552675519

External Links

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