Description

CHIRBURY C.P. PRIESTWESTON
SO 29 NE

8/72 Old Smithy
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GV II

Farmhouse, now house. C14 or C15, remodelled C17 and late C18 with
later additions and alterations. Uncoursed limestone rubble, rendered
to front and gable ends; slate roof, graded to front. Original plan
an open hall, probably of 3 cruck-framed bays, floored over C17 and
eaves raised late C18. 2 storeys; late C20 fenestration, 3 casements
directly below eaves to first floor, one to left and one to centre
on ground floor with contemporary 6-panel door to right; external end
stack to left has C20 rendered lean-to abutting, ridge stack to left
of entrance. Interior: 2 deep-chamfered spine beams with flat heavy
joists to main ground-floor room; 2 inglenook fireplaces with chamfered
wooden lintels beneath ridge stack; one true cruck truss with cambered
collar exposed to first bay from left and one cruck blade visible
to second bay; apexes of both not inspected at time of resurvey (November
1985) but said to survive in roof space; another cruck truss is said
to survive beneath render to left gable end and parts of another are
believed to have been removed from right gable end.

Listing NGR: SO2911197372

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26470324

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey