No. 47, FORE HILL

TL 58 SW, 2/241

ELY, FORE HILL, No 47

GV

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House. Circa late C13 or early C14 with later alterations and reduction including circa early to mid C19 remodelling. Timber-framed, partly rebuilt and refaced in C19. Flemish bond gault brick, earlier brick partly rendered at right hand (SE) end and C20 brick at left hand(NW) end. Plain tile roof with gable ends and brick modillion eaves. Slate roof outshut at rear. Brick gable end stack. Two bays of a medieval open hall remodelled with inserted floors at rail and tie beam levels and a rear outshut. Two storeys and attic. Asymmetrical 2- window range south west front. C19 sashes, 12-pane on first floor, plate glass on ground floor. Doorway on right with flush panel door and rectangular overlight with margin panes. Ground floor openings with flat brick arches. One flat roof dormer with casement. At the rear main roof is carried down over large outshut with sash window.

INTERIOR: On the ground and first floors all joinery is C19 but supporting the first floor is a roughly chamfered axial beam, partly boxed, and above survives two bays of a smoke blackened crown-post roof. Tall octagonal crown-post with mutilated moulded cap and base and with curved braces to collar and crown purlin (one collar brace missing). Three mortices in the crown-purlin for braces to the right (SE) gable which has been rebuilt and to the central stud of the partition on the left (NW) end. Another brace on the opposite of the partition has been truncated and at the apex of the partition there is a plastered panel that appears to be smoke-blackened on right hand inner side only. Common rafters and collars mostly intact. Below the central and left tie-beam are mortice for braces.

Listing NGR: TL5446080183