Description

HIMBLETON CP HIMBLETON
SO 95 NW
6/157 (19/2) Church Farmhouse and
Church Cottage (formerly
listed as Church Farmhouse)
14.3.69
GV II

House, divided into two dwellings. Early C17 with late C19 alterations and
additions. Timber-framed with rendered infill and plain tiled roof. Four
framed bays aligned north/south; central two-bay hall has former through-
passage and large chimney between upper and parlour bay with six diagonal
C19 stacks; also external sandstone chimney to rear service bay with C19
stack. Two storeys. Framing: four panels from sill to wall-plate with
short straight braces in upper corners; north gable end has small ogee braces
in upper corners; collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars; south gable
end has two struts to lower collar and raking struts across the lower corners
and one central strut to the upper collar; north gable end has three struts
to the lower and two to the upper collar, a concave V-strut in the apex and
decorative concave struts in the corners above the tie-beam and lower collar.
East front elevation: irregular fenestration; ground floor has three 2-light
casements, two of which are set beneath a plank weathering, a 3-light casement
and two rectangular lights with cambered heads flanking the entrance; first
floor has three 2-light casements and a 3-light casement; door in through-
passage position is ledged and battened with a plank weathering; two brick
buttresses support left bay. Interior: ground floor of north bay has two
lateral main beams which are chamfered with 5-bar stops; room above has
scrolled and latticed painted decoration on main beam. A two-bay late C19
wing adjoins north bay at rear; the main entrance to Church Cottage is
situated in its north elevation. Also C20 single-storey addition at rear
centre. The building has been planned so that its upper bay with its
decorative gable end is closest to the church.

Listing NGR: SO9468458728

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26633381

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)