Description

LITTLE STONHAM CHURCH LANE
TM 16 SW
2/129 Mill Farmhouse
-
- II

Former farmhouse. Early C15 core with alterations of late C16 and C19. 2
storeys. Timber-framed and roughcast. Pantiled roof with chimneys of red
brick; an end chimney to the parlour of c.1600 has a diaperwork pattern in
burnt headers; an axial C18/C19 chimney. Various C19 and C20 casements. C19
4-panelled entrance door in C19 extension. A central 2-bay C15 open hall has
most of the upper bay intact, and a part of the lower bay. The open truss is
fully exposed, an inserted upper floor having been removed in C20: cambered
tie-beam with massive arch-braces rising from shafts. Coupled-rafter roof,
heavily smoke-encrusted. One hall window has its transome and diamond
mullions in the upper light. The doorway to the parlour has a 4-centred
arched head. Close-studding without visible bracing. Parlour cell rebuilt
late C16, with roll-moulded joists and ovolo-moulded and channelled main beam.
The two lintelled fireplaces are flanked by a newel staircase, and by
garderobes on each floor; 2 doorways with depressed arched heads. 2-tier
butt-purlin roof. The service cell of the C15 house was rebuilt in C18/early
C19 with original components.

Listing NGR: TM1140560142

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26635109

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)