Description

SOUTHOLT
TM 16 NE
4/55 Homestall
- II
Former farmhouse. Mid C16 parlour cell; hall and service cells have medieval
origins, with later alterations and possibly rebuilding. Timber framed with
textured cement render under a pantiled roof. 2 storeys, formerly with attic.
3-cell form. 3 windows, mid C20 standard casements without glazing bars. C20
gabled porch with 6-panel raised and fielded door. Internal stack, entirely
rebuilt following the collapse of the original c.1953; C19 external gable
stack to right. Small additions on each gable end. Parlour cell has fine
close studding with reverse-curved braces; parlour has axial bridging beam and
closely-spaced chamfered joists. Roof over parlour cell has clasped and butt
purlins with incomplete wind braces. Hall and service cells much altered with
little of the structure visible. Hall has chamfered-joist ceiling, possibly
inserted, one bay lost to a mid C20 stair. Roof over this section is an C18
reconstruction, re-using many sooted medieval rafters.

Listing NGR: TM1930368744

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26576999

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