Description

LONGDON C.P. -
SK 01 SE
10/72 Longdon Old Hall
27.2.64
II

Farmhouse. Late C17/early C18 remodelling of an earlier house. Red
brick on sandstone plinth replacing earlier timber framing; plain tile
roofs with raised verges; brick lateral stacks. 2 parallel ranges
aligned north-south facing north; the west range contains an entrance
passage extneding the full length of the house and terminating in the
staircase. 2 storeys and attic on cellar with corner and central pilaster
strips. 4 window front beneath 2 gables; casements with segmental
heads. Boarded door to right of centre with bronze lion head door
knocker. West front. 2 pilaster strips flank a boarded door with
segmental pointed head, dentilled eaves band. Interior. The north
door gives access to the entrance passage which has a C17 dog-leg stair
case at its south end with closed string and splat balusters. The
north room of the east range has C17 oak wall panelling and intersecting
cross and spine beams. The east wall of the entrance passage contains
a long curved tension brace visible only from the cellar, and at ceiling
height a moulded beam, possibly re-used. Chamfered and stopped cross
beam and very wide joists over the south room (kitchen) of the east
wing. Cellar walls built of massive sandstone blocks. In one of
the first floor rooms of the east wing is a cross beam with double ogee
moulding, possibly re-used. Roof trusses with raking struts.

Listing NGR: SK0664012586

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26567197

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6