Description

BARKING DARMSDEN
TM 05 SE

2/32 Darmsden Hall Cottage
-

- II

House. C15 with alterations of C18. 1 storey with attics. Timber-framed and
plastered, with some good C18 cable-pattern pargetting in large panels on
south side. Concrete-tiled roof, formerly thatched; axial C17/C18 chimney of
red brick. Various C19 and C20 casements. C20 entrance porch of garden side:
brick, with concrete-tiled roof and 4-panelled door. A smoke-encrusted open
hall forms the nucleus of the house. The complete open truss has a cambered
and chamfered tie-beam with plain arch-braces. A closed truss has widely-
spaced studding with long wind-braces of arch form. A large C17 chimney
heating the hall appears to be placed against the cross-passage. Evidence for
shuttered hall windows. The original service end cell is missing, a C18
kitchen taking its place; a storeyed cell at the upper end also has much C18
work. A lodged upper floor in the hall with reused joists and beams.

Listing NGR: TM0986053073

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26525039

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)