Description

S. 18246 FARNHAM ALTON ROAD
(North West side)
8/175A
Kilns and attached out-buildings at Coxbridge Farm

II
Group of former hop kilns. C19. Mainly two storeys of red brick with dentilled eaves and plain clay tiled roofs (pantiles on SW range). The group comprises two double pitched ranges with half hipped roofs to NE and SE respectively, connected on the SW side of the group by a barn-like building, and extended NE along West Street by a single storey stable and attached brick and weather- boarded tack room with stack.
NE range. Double pitch range with half hipped gable ends facing NE to farm house. Cross wings at rear, oversailing main ridge line to NW, and with timber queen post truss visible externally. In NE end, plank doors through two storeys, 2 windows with cambered heads, weatherboarded dovecote under roof hip. On returns wall facing yard, 2 six pane ground floor windows with cambered heads, 1 window under eaves and plank door on first floor.
Interior: conical lath and plaster hood of former kiln intact. SW range: two storey range, mainly a single internal volume open to king post trussed roof. Two blocked windows under eaves and corrugated iron lean-to facing yard.
SE range: Double pitch range with half hipped gable ends on to floor eight pane window in each end bay, the ground floor ones are modern under concrete lintels. West St. frontage to to NE single storey stable building with central split stable type door and two windows facing yard. Weatherboarded tack room building with lower ridge height attached. Both buildings forming boundary wall to the property along the main road.

Listing NGR: SU8282446037

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26536335

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