Description

HENLEY MAIN ROAD
TM 15 SE
4/120 Church Farmhouse
-
- II
Farmhouse, C15 with alterations of c.1600 and later. A 3-cell open-hall
house. 2 storeys. Timber-framed and plastered. Thatched roof with axial
chimney of red brick. Mainly mid-C20 casements with leaded lights. C20
gabled thatched entrance porch with boarded door. In the hall is a complete
central open truss, with cambered tie beam. The arch-braces spring from wall
shafts. A large cross-quadrate crown-post has 4-way arch-braces. Heavy
smoke-blackening. Good close-studwork throughout. A pair of cross-passage
doorways have 4-centred arched heads. The parlour chamber has a large
complete diamond-mullioned window, but the formerly hipped roof at this end
was rebuilt in C17. An upper floor with chamfered joists was inserted into
the hall c1600 and a fireplace with wide cambered lintel built against the
parlour partition. A second flue was added for the parlour in C18. A rear
wing was added to the service end in C18, and another behind the parlour end
in mid C20.

Listing NGR: TM1574351333

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26553656

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)