Description

TL 7337 TOPPESFIELD THE STREET, West Side
6/2 No. 6 (Teys)

GV II

House, C17 extended in C18 and C19 and altered in C20. Timber framed,
plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 3 bays aligned North South
with central chimney stack, forming a lobby-entrance to the East. Single-storey
lean-to extension to rear, C18. Small single-storey extension to North, C19,
and larger C20 extension to West of it. 2 storeys and attics. Central oriel
window with hipped roof, c.1980, and 2-window range of C20 casements. Gambrel
roof, with gables weatherboarded. 2 storeys and attics. Original entrance
blocked to form the oriel window noted above. The interior has jowled posts,
some exposed framing with primary straight bracing, and chamfered axial beams
with lamb's tongue stops at both levels. All posts and horizontal main
members are similarly chamfered and stopped. 2 original ground floor hearths,
one with a blocked opening for an oven. The carpentry style is imitated in the
joists of the NW extension, C20.

Listing NGR: TL7385037392

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26458917

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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)