Description

1. KEMSING HEAVERHAM
5280
Pillar Box House
TQ 5758 18/597 10.9.54.
II
2.
C15 or early C16 hall house. Exposed framing on south front shows left, centre
and one right bay of house, but a further right bay seems to have been removed.
Old tiled roof has overhanging eaves with plastered coved soffit. Arch brace
at right leads to bressummer. Some plaster and some painted brick filling.
Left bay tile hung on overhanging lst floor. 2 storeys, 3 windows, mostly Cl9
casements. West front shows extension probably of later Cl6. Visible framing
with brick filling on 1st floor. Rubble masonry with brick dressings below.
Curious brickwork at left has 4 arched niches on stone foundation, possibly
remnants of ovens. Cl8 and Cl9 additions and modern restorations.

Listing NGR: TQ5708458794

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26549787

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)