Description

TEMPSFORD CHURCH STREET
TL 1652 (Church End)
10/88 Church Farmhouse and
31.10.66 No. 28
GV II
House, now subdivided into 2 properties. C16, with C17 to C19 re working.
Substantial timber framed structure, the front brick faced, almost the whole
under colourwashed render. Clay tile roofs, H-plan, cross-wings of 2-
storeys, central block of one storey and attics but apparently originally an
open hall. LH block (no. 28) is later addition, of 2 storeys. Variety of
casement windows with glazing bars, some with wood mullions and transcoms, of
2, 3 and 4-lights. Panelled door in cross-passage position, sheltered by
gabled open porch. Wavy-edged bargeboards to gables. Plaque to apex of RH
gable has date 1775 (probably the date of one of reworkings). Substantial
brick chimney stacks project iron side elevations of cross-wings. Central
block has chimney stack to rear elevation, base of coursed ironstone, shaft
rebuilt in C19 brick.

Listing NGR: TL1624352943

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607523

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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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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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)