History

Medieval in origin, much evidence of rebuilding, C19 remodelling.

Exterior

Two storey, four bay, single pile house, the right hand bay recessed about 1ft. Painted rubble stone, slate roof, tall brick stacks projecting from front and rear eaves and roadside gable end. Door to left of centre part glazed under open timber porch. Irregular windows mainly C19/20 casements, rear elevation has regular arrangement of C19 chamfered casements.

Interior

Retains former plan with cross-passage and major trusses above room partitions. Three cruck trusses survive, the upper sections are visible in the roof space, one is infilled and smoke-blackened both sides with a mortice and tenon yoke and central post. C19 king-post roof built above. Ground floor room to south of hall passage has two C17 scroll-stopped axial beams.

Reasons for Listing

Included in the list for its surviving medieval features and because it forms an attractive roadside grouping with its outbuildings.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29487927

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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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)