Great Biggins Farmhouse

TL 6832 7/103 21.12.67

FINCHINGFIELD WETHERSFIELD ROAD (south side) Great Biggins Farmhouse (Formerly listed as Great Biggins (2 flats))

GV II

House. C16, extended in C18 and C20. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 3-bay range aligned E-W, probably the crosswing of a manor house formerly extending to the S, of which the remainder has been demolished. Central stack, late C16. C18 extension to N of E end, with external stack at end. C18/C19 bakehouse to E, linked to house in C20. Main range of 2 storeys, N range of one storey with attics. S elevation, 3-window range of C20 casements. Door at front of C20 gabled porch. The interior of the main range has a chamfered transverse beam (formerly with a fillet, mutilated), heavy plain joists of horizontal section, and evidence of a former jetty to the W. Large jowled posts are chamfered with step stops. Edge-halved and bridled scarf in S wallplate. Clasped purlin roof with arched collar, bearing the legend, painted in red and green 'borne 1760 I.W. July 21 -- 38 yr 0uld', incomplete. On the N upper wall of the main range some zigzag patterned exterior plaster has been enclosed by the later extension. Moated site. RCHM 11.

Listing NGR: TL6894632763