Description

CHARLBURY
SP3519 PLAYING CLOSE
5/85 (North-East side)
The Homestead
GV II

Farmhouse. Late C17 with later alterations and C20 remodelling. Coursed
rubble; some ashlar dressings; stone slate roof. L-plan. 2 storeys and
attic; 4-window range at right angles to street. Stone mullioned windows
on ground floor. 2 with hollow chamfers flank an inserted C20 window,
presumably replacing a door. French windows to left in former dairy with
tripartite large-paned sash windows in end gable. 3-light casements on
first floor; 3 gabled dormers have casements with glazing bars. 2 ridge
chimneys. Former barn in L-shaped wing to right, now part of the house
with C20 porch in angle, adjoins former cottage. Stair tower to rear of
main house.

Listing NGR: SP3588619566

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26494364

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments