Kitchen Hall Farmhouse

TL 479 091 NORTH WEALD BASSETT RED LION LANE 4/2 Kitchen Hall Farmhouse II

House, C17, altered in early C19. Timber framed, roughcast rendered, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. 3 bays aligned approx. E-W, aspect S, and contemporary rear wing from W bay, forming an L plan. External chimney stack at E end, internal chimney stack behind W room on axis of rear wing. Single storey extension beyond rear wing, with internal chimney stack at end, C19. Lean-to extension in NE angle, originally a half-cellar. 2 storeys. C20 glazed door under shallow pediment, early C19. 2 windows on ground floor, 3 on first floor, all double-hung sashes of 3 lights to each sash, late C19, forming an asymmetrical elevation. Central stair hall with early C19 stair, rail of rosewood. Large hearth of W ground floor room has chamfered lintel with decorative stops, C17. Rear wall of this room has been removed to extend it into the lean-to extension. Beam over upper W room has ovolo mouldings. Clasped purlin roof, reusing some earlier timber. The external appearance of this house is now generally C19, some of the interior detail C17.

Listing NGR: TL4792909113