Description

SU4989 HARWELL JENNINGS LANE
9/130 (South side)
24/11/66 Seymour House
(Formerly listed as School
House)

- II

House. Cross-wing c.1530, main range c.1580. Rendered plinth; small
timber-framing with rendered in-fill; C20 plain-tile roof. hipped to right; brick
and stacks, ridge slack to centre. 2-storey, 3-window range, with single storey
and attic cross-wing to right. 6-panel door to left of centre with flat hood on
brackets. 3-light casement to right. 2-light casement to end of cross-wing.
3-light casements to first floor. Blocked window with diagonally set mullions to
first floor left of centre. 2-light casement to gable end of cross-wing. Raised
cruck truss to gable end of cross-wing. Left return: double Queen-post roof
truss to gable end. C17 addition to right. Painted coursed stone-rubble; C20
plain-tile roof. Single storey and attic; 2-window range. Two C19 casements.
Interior not inspected but likely to be of interest. Rare example of original
2-storey cruck range forming cross-wing.

Listing NGR: SU4930589253

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26495806

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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