Description

TM 16 NW
3/98

THORNDON
THE STREET (off)
Church Farmhouse

GV
II

Farmhouse. Medieval origins, largely rebuilt c.1600 as a 3-cell house. Later
in-line service addition to left (west). Timber framed, the front plastered
and lined in imitation of ashlar. Roughcast render to gable ends, one dated
1909. Pantiled roof. 1½ storeys. 3 windows, C20 casements. Lobby entrance
with lean-to porch and glazed 4-panel door. 2 catslide dormers with older
casement windows. Internal stack with tall oblong shaft. Small square-
shafted stack at former gable end to left. Full-height studding exposed in
parlour cell, very little elsewhere. Many timbers are re-used. 2 diamond-
mullioned windows in parlour chamber. Service end has some heavy square
joists, probably medieval. Chamfered joists in hall, plain joists in parlour.
Hall fireplace contains some re-used stonework; opposite fireplace in parlour
has 3-centred brick arch. Straight stair at lower end of hall, a C19 or C20
insertion. Roof timbers concealed.

Listing NGR: TM1420869692

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26283757

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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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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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990