Description

SHERFIELD ENGLISH

1765/0/10026 Farmhouse at Sole Hill Farm
10-MAR-04

GV II
Farmhouse. Probably C17 in origin, with a later C18 brick exterior. Red brick, mainly laid in English bond, with a peg tiled half-hipped roof; brick chimneystacks rebuilt.
PLAN: lobby entry plan.
EXTERIOR: three bay south elevation with off-centre porch (blocked). Segmental arches of headers to ground floor casement windows, which are modern replacements; modern porch to left (west) of no interest. Straight-headed first floor windows set beneath dragon-tooth cornice to eaves. Rear (north) elevation has a plinth and evidence of a former doorway. East gable end retains a line of hung slates, possibly covering part of the original timber frame. Later outbuildings to west end.
INTERIOR: not inspected but reported to retain stop-chamfered beam in ground floor room to right of lobby entry, with some original fabric elsewhere; some re-used early joinery. Several-phased brick chimney flue: probable C17 fabric to ground floor, first floor openings created in later C18.
HISTORY: listed as a substantially intact early modern farmhouse with several phases of fabric; in terms of plan, construction and materials it is highly characteristic of Hampshire farm buildings and retains some of its original ancillary buildings, including a barn [q.v.].

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26670187

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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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)