Description

SP 80 NW ELLESBOROUGH CHALKSHIRE ROAD

2/4 Malthouse Farmhouse

21.6.55

- II

House. Original C17 range along right side, retaining timber frame
with brick infill in rear gable, the right side rebuilt in brick;
front bay of this range incorporated in later C17 front wing, dated
1672 TW in blue headers in rebuilt left gable. This wing is of thin
brick with later brick in rebuilt eaves and gables. Early C19
brick extensions in rear angle. Old tile roofs, large brick
chimney with grouped square shafts to centre of right wing. Front wing
is of 2 storeys and an attic, and 4 bays. Irregular windows: ground
floor has paired wooden casement to left, 6-pane sash to right, and
other blocked openings; first floor has 3 4-pane sashes and blocked
window to right. Central double mid C19 half-glazed doors with marginal
glazing and flush lower panels: Lean-to tiled porch. Single storey
extension to left. Right side has gable to left with sashes and
paired attic casement, and lower 2-storey bay with a 3-light leaded
casement to left. Central lobby entry with flush-panelled top-lit door
and flat wooden hood on brackets. Interior: older bays to right have
stop-chamfered spine beams, the rear bay with similar joists, and large
fireplaces. Upper fireplace in rear bay has plastered depressed arch,
stop-chamfered. Dog-leg staircase in line with chimney, the upper
flight with turned balusters, chamfered handrail and square newels with
turned knob finials. Front wing has queen strut roof and steep curved
wind-braces.
RCHM I p.142 Mon.12.

Listing NGR: SP8417507527

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26616866

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)