Description

LENHAM FORSTAL ROAD
TQ 95 SW (east side)

5/154 New Shelve Farmhouse
26.4.68. II

House. Late C17 withearly C19 alterations. Chequered red and grey
brick with plain tile roof. Double depth. 2 storeys, attics
and semi-basement on stone plinth with plat band and deep coved
eaves cornice. Hipped roof, hips returning along side elevations.
2 multiple brick ridge stacks, one to centre of each side elevation.
2 hipped dormers. Irregular fenestration of 2 large early C19
tripartite sashes and a smaller blocked central window. Ground
floor, windows have segmental heads. 3 glazing-bar sashes, each
different, to right side elevation. A few original wood
mullioned and transomed windows to rear elevation. Ribbed door
under segmental-headed window with rubbed brick voussoirs in
flat-roofed C19 red brick porch with moulded wood cornice, up 7 steps;
Interior: Late C17 well staircase from ground floor to attic with
moulded handrail, twisted balusters and knobs and balls to
newel posts. Closed string. Left-hand ground-floor room has
slightly recessed panelling with raised boarders, pilaster-type
panels with capitals either side of fireplace overmantle, and
moulded cornice. Sunk panelling to attic stair well. Contemporary
fireback.

Listing NGR: TQ9182151487

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26620798

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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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)