Pannels Ash Farmhouse

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TL 74 SE 3/188 21.6.62

PENTLOW PANNELS ASH LANE Pannels Ash Farmhouse

(Formerly listed as Pannell's Ash)

GV II*

House, C13, C14, C16 and later. Timber framed and plastered with gabled red plain tile roof. 2 storeys. H plan with jettied and gabled cross-wings to north and south ends. 1:2:1, window range of various casement windows with 2 canted C19 bays on ground floor of front elevation. Later wing at rear of north end. Off centre chimney stack on flank of south cross-wing. 2 bay mid C14 open hall with heavy framing, cambered tie beam and remnants of arch bracing, and attached shafts on wall posts with moulded capitals.

Heavily sooted octagonal crown post roof with moulded base and capital, and 4 braces. 2 original doorways, one consisting of 2 heavy arched "berms" and the other with a wide but conventional arched head. Inserted late C16 first floor in hall. Early C16 inserted chimney stack, backing on to former cross passage, originally designed to serve the full height open hall. It has a moulded mantel beam, with broad segmental brick arch above, enclosing blind tracery, cusped, cinquefoiled recesses with both painted and terracotta decoration, including the DeVere star, referring to the family who owned the property in the C16. Above the arch is a simple brick crenellated capping.

The rear of the stack, facing the cross passage, has simple decoration of blind cusped recesses and painted imitation diapering. The south wing is late C13 with heavy joists resting on the central bridging joist. Pair of service doors with 2 centred heads, and evidence of the original stair opening and door ajoining the rear of the frame. Heavy, very broad wall bracing to front wall, and similar slightly curved counter bracing to south wall and service wall partition. Top plates have long splayed scarfs with under-squinted abutments and numerous face pegs. Crown post roof with simple, slightly curved, thick longitudinal braces.

North wing is partly of very close C16 studding and has dimple crown post roof.

Listing NGR: TL7971544289