Description

TM 36 SE BENHALL MITFORD ROAD (west side)

2/29 Walnut Tree Farmhouse
25.10.51

- II

Farmhouse. C17 with later additions (date 1871 at rear). L shape plan. Timber
framed and plastered with some brick casing to north wing; brick extensions to
rear; plaintile roof. Main range 2 storeys and attic; 4 window range, 3-light
casements without glazing bars; asymmetrical doorway with 8-panel fielded door
(the upper 2 panels glazed), Roman Doric pilasters, entablature with triglyphs,
pediment. To west is a brewhouse extension, single storey and attic with one
gabled dormer. Interior with panelling to hall and parlour and the 2 first
floor rooms immediately above; the parlour has a painted overmantel in an eared
frame, said to be a contemporary copy of a Gainsborough original in Little
Glemham Hall. Walnut staircase with twisted balusters. See Architectural
Review June 1916.

Listing NGR: TM3694561406

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26524010

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