Description

MONK SOHAM
TM 26 SW
5/144 Grove Farmhouse
-
- II

Farmhouse. Late C16 3-cell range with C17 addition set forward. This
addition was probably a dairy. Timber framed and plastered, thatched roof. 2
storeys with attic in main range. Various casement windows of C19 and C20
date. C17 addition has mid C20 standard panelled door and open gabled porch.
To rear (south) the main range has 2 matching late C19 doorways in lobby and
cross-entry positions; each has a half-glazed 4-panel door and deep hood on
shaped timber brackets. Internal stack with original oblong shaft. C19
external stack at left gable end. Interior. Plain studding exposed mainly on
upper floor. Hall ceiling has heavy chamfered bridging beam with ogee stops
and chamfered joists. The chamber above, still completely unpartitioned, has
heavy chamfered joists and against the stack a C17 cupboard. Joists in
parlour cell are concealed. Newel stair (2 flights). Roof not examined.

Listing NGR: TM2243664690

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26588228

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