Description

BARHAM BARHAM GREEN
TM 15 SW
Chestnut Farmhouse
3/4
9.12.55
II
G.V.
Farmhouse, late C16. 3-cell plan; the parlour cell to left is of cross-wing
form. 2 storeys, with attics in the cross-wing. Timber-framed and plastered.
plaintiled roofs. A good original axial chimney of red brick, the 4 octagonal
flues have moulded bases and a square plinth. Mainly C20 casements, some with
leaded lights. Two 1st floor windows, of 3 and 4 lights, are original; they
have ovolo-moulded mullions and leaded glazing of diamond and hexagonal panes
with early crown glass - a rare survival. Other early windows have been
unblocked, and some glazed in C20. C20 Oak plank entrance door. Some ovolo-
moulded main beams; one in the parlour chamber has ogee mouldings. 2 original
open fireplaces. A section of C16 panelling in the hall may be part of a
cross-passage screen. Several moulded plank doors, and a little early C18
joinery. Clasped Purlin roof. N.B.L

Listing NGR: TM1485651725

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284759

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair