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

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey