Description

WILBY BRUNDISH ROAD
TM 27 SW

3/138 The Nest
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-- II

Former farmhouse. In 3 distinct sections: to right part of a medieval range;
to centre a mid C16 parlour addition in 3 bays; to left a small C19 addition.
Timber framed and plastered with pantiled roofs. Parlour addition has 2
storeys with disused attic, remainder 1½ storeys. Mid C20 standard casement
windows; mid C20 door. Gable stack to parlour addition, at its junction with
the earlier range. Small gable stack to C19 wing. In the parlour a bridging
beam with barred stop-chamfers; the front storey post retains its original
shaped head. The chamber above has fine exposed framing with reversed braces
and tie beams with a pronounced camber. Chamfered-joist ceiling with planked-
in cornice. Over this chamber is a queen-post roof.

Listing NGR: TM2430971918

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284265

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)