Description

TL 96 NE GT ASHFIELD LEA LANE

2/49 Lea Farmhouse
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GV II

Farmhouse; mid C16 with extensions of c.1600 and later. 2 storeys, part with
attic. 4 windows. Timber-framed and plastered. Hipped concrete plaintiled
roof. An axial chimney of C17 red brick. Early C19 small-pane 3-light
casements, those at ground storey with wooden hoodmoulds. C19 6-panelled
entrance door with the upper pair of panels glazed. Gabled plaintiled mid C19
canopy on carved brackets. Interior: Some unmoulded heavy framing of mid C16
exposed at centre of house. An extension to right has arch windbraced
studding and a blocked diamond mullioned window. Lintelled C16/C17 open
fireplace in the hall, and a rear service chimney to right of C17. A rear mid
C18 staircase wing has a stair with turned balusters and wreathed handrail.
Medieval moat surrounds the house.

Listing NGR: TL9988666092

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26477428

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]