Description

POLLINGTON WEST END
SE 61 NW
(north side)
8/22 Dovehouse Farmhouse
GV II
House. c1700, probably with earlier origins; C19 - C20 rebuilding to front.
Red brick with pantile roof. L-shaped on plan: 3-room south front with
entrance to left of centre and single-room wing to rear left. 2 storeys, 4
first-floor windows. Board door beneath cambered arch, with 3-light
casement to left beneath segmental arch, pair of small casements beneath
timber lintels and 2-light casement to right beneath segmental arch. First
floor: 2-light casement beneath cambered arch, 2 small 2-light casements to
centre and one to right beneath soldier arch. Cogged brick eaves cornice.
Brick-coped gables. End stack to right, axial stack to rear left.
Interior: heavy chamfered beams and exposed joists throughout, one beam to
right has ogee stops with pointed steps, the remainder with ogee stops;
inglenook fireplace to front left with arched bressumer; not fully
investigated. Perhaps originally timber framed.

Listing NGR: SE6107019770

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26397376

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair