Description

SK 1209 NW LICHFIELD CHURCH STREET
(North side)
1094-1/6/10013
No.7

II

House. Circa C16 and early C17; altered and extended C18; altered C20. Timber-framed, partly faced and extended in red brick. Clay plain tile roof with gabled endes. Brick axial stacks. PLAN: 2-bay 2-storey timber-framed front range, and narrower 1-bay timber-framed rear [N] wing probably a circa C17 rebuilding of an earlier range. In the C18 the rear wing was extended by one bay, the front range was faced in brick and a cross-passage was made through the right-hand [E] bay and an axial stack built backing onto the passage. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2-window south front with 2 and 3-light casements with horizontal glazing bars and cambered brick arches; passageway on right; ground floor wall rebuilt in brick. Rear [N] wing has exposed timber-framing and brick nogging; the gable-ended brick extension has corbelled brick verges; casement windows and plank door. INTERIOR: Front range: ground floor room has chamfered axial beam with straight cut stops, inserted brick stack, its fireplace with re-used chamfered bressumer [inscribed date 1647], its soffit cut out to form arch; chamber above open to 2-bay roof with queen-strut tie-beam and collar trusses with clasped purlins and curved wind-braces; the end trusses have jowled posts and curved braces to the tie-beams. Rear wing: chamfered axial beam, cut jowled posts with curved braces to tie-beam and collar trusses with king-posts and clasped purlins; common-rafter couples, some re-used smoke-blackened. Kitchen in rear wing extension with re-used chamfered axial beam with pyramid stops and fireplace with unchamfered timber lintel and small C19 range.

Listing NGR: SK1214809596

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26537798

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