Description

SP 84 SW HAVERSHAM CUM LITTLE HIGH STREET
LINFORD Haversham

7/100 No. 30 (Haversham
Grange) (formerly
listed as Grange
farmhouse)

3.3.52

- II*

House, in C14 grange to Lavendon Abbey. C14 with crossing rebuilt 1628,
C16, C19 alterations. Coursed rubblestone with dressing. Old tile
roofs. 2 bay medieval hall house with raised cruck, cross passage and
rebuilt cross wing. 2 storeys plus attics. C16 chimney stack inserted
backing onto cross passage and floor inserted in open hall. C19 service
building and south lateral stack in chequered brick. West elevation
has deeply moulded C14 doorway with hood mould on carved heads, diamond
window over. To left is 3-light casement and to right projecting gabled
cross wing with 3-light casement. 1st floor has to left bay of hall
range, gabled window with coped gable on kneelers and small gable window
above. Cross wing has coped gable on kneelers and 1st floor 2-light
casement, 3-light to attic. North gable coped on kneelers and carved
finial, also datestone 'TTE 1628'. South stack stepped and panelled.
Tracescfhall window to left of C14 doorway. Hall window complete to
rear: 2 lights with transom, upper lights blocked tracery head and
moulded label. North east range. C18 with outside steps to hayloft,
south east wing C19 slate roofed. Interior: screen passage beyond C14
door has 2 arched openings, one half-blocked, mouldings similar to outer
door, then to left timber doorway arch, probably also contemporary.
C16 inserted stack backs onto cross passage. Hall truss has raised
crucks with arch braced Collar and kingpost. Crucks have wide yoke.
Long curved purlin braces. An important example of C14 domestic
architecture.

RCHM II 146 MON 3

Listing NGR: SP8307243124

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17552076

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