Description

ST 69 SE CROMHALL BIBSTONE

1/21 The Old Smithy and former
Bakehouse/Wash-house to south
- east

II

Farmhouse, used as a smithy in the C19 and early C20, and now a house. Mid -
late C17. Rendered; C20 tiles to south, stone slates to north. South
elevation. 2 storeys and attics in 2 steep gables. Three 2- and 3-light
casement windows, some with ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds and under
dripmoulds. Gabled central porch: C20 door. Single storey and attic, one bay
wing to left (used as the smithy). North elevation: 2 bays, 3- and 4-light
casements; central gabled, projecting 2 storey porch (now blocked) and lean-to
at left. Interior: stop chamfered beams; moulded lintel to parlour fireplace
and spice cupboard to left; extended collar-beam roof trusses. 2 yards from
south east of the house is a small single storey bake- or wash-house: rendered;
double Roman tiled roof; plank studded door, strap hinges with fleur-de-lys ends,
ogee moulded surround (originally the south door of the house).

Listing NGR: ST6987190999

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607121

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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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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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)