Former Fridays Farmhouse

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MASHBURY FOX ROAD Fridays

(Formerly listed as FRIDAYS FARMHOUSE)

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Mid C15 crosswing, circa 1600 hall range. Early C19 refronting and reroofing. C20 rear extension. Render on timber frame and brickwork. Slate hipped roof in double pile form. Four range vertical sliding sashes 8:8. Six panel door with fanlight over. Flat headed canopy on moulded brackets. Red brick stack.

Service crosswing. Two bays aligned N/S oak frame substantial section fully pegged. Jowled storey posts with external trenched bracing. Ground Floor. Flat section floor joists jointed into bridging joist with housed soffit and central tenon joint. Stair trap trimmed in NW corner. 2½" (63 mm) chamfer to bridging joist with angled stop. Empty mortises for central partition. Service door openings identified by peg positions. Three diamond mullion window with shutter groove exposed in rear wall. First Floor. Tie beam missing roof raised by two foot. Empty brace mortice for open central truss. Three diamond mullion window in rear wall. Door opening in east wall possibly for gardrobe.

1600 two storied hall range. Three bays aligned E/W. Oak frame pegged. Jowled storey posts with internal serpentine bracing. Ground Floor. Vertical section common floor joists with soffit tenons and diminished haunches into chamfered axial bridging joists. Front door retained in cross entry position - contemporary brick stack with timber mantlebeam. Brick jambs rebuilt 1980's. Positioned at lower end of central hall bay. Evidence now lost for original parlour partition. Trimmed stair opening in west end parlour bay. First Floor. Cranked brace remaining in open truss adjacent to brick stack. Exposed close studding in end (west) chamber bay. Trenched down bracing to studded bay partition. Door position against north wall. Three diamond mullion window in west wall (no evidence of shutter groove or pintle hinge holes). External North wall now exposed internally showing original pegged rafter housings of former queen post roof.

Documentary evidence given in Reaney's "Place Names of Essex". Fridays is probably to be associated with the family of Richard Ffriday (1285 Ass).

Listing NGR: TL6566912995