Description

SD 51 NE CHARNOCK RICHARD PRESTON ROAD

5/23 Tan House Farmhouse
17.4.1967 (Formerly listed under Delph Lane)
- II

Farmhouse comprised of 2 interconnected dwellings built at right-angles, the
later dated 1695. Brick and some stone, with stone plinth, some stone quoins,
roofs of stone slates and slates. The earlier element, of 2 bays and
2 storeys with a continuous outshut to rear, contains either parts or the
whole of 2 cruck trusses; the later (1695) which is built as a receding
crosswing on the right, is 3 bays and 2½ storeys, with a 2-storey rear wing
to the 3rd bay. The first part, which faces the road, has a high stone
plinth broken by 2 large C19 casements,a board door at the right end, one
1st floor window to the 2nd bay, a raised front wall and slated roof with
chimney at right end; at the left gable is a large external stone chimney
stack, stepped to eaves level and continued in C19 brick, with a flat floor
window to the left of it; rear has some stone slates, slated outshut with
stone quoins and 2 windows (one a 3 light sliding sash with glazing bars).
The front gable of the later building is flush with the first; this part
has a stone plinth, stone quoins to all corners, roof of stone slates with
a cut down chimney at the rear gable; its front wall has 3-light chamfered
stone mullion windows at ground and at 1st floor 2 lights at attic level, all
with saw-tooth labels; under the attic window is a datestone lettered in
relief F
R . E.
1695
The side wall has 3 windows on each floor all altered casements, with
remains of segmental relieving arch to 3rd window at 1st floor; and entrance
at junction of 1st and 2nd bays. Interior: older part contains 2 cruck
trusses, which may be full or raised crucks; later part has beams chamfered
at ground floor, rounded at 1st floor.

Listing NGR: SD5538416812

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26499179

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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