Highlands Farmhouse

MAYLAND HIGHLANDS HILL TL 90 SW (north side) 3/51 Highlands Farmhouse GV II

House. Early C18. Timber framed, faced with red brick in English bond, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. T-plan facing W, with one axial stack and 2 internal end stacks in main range, side stack in rear range. 2-storey extension in rear right angle, and single-storey lean-to extension to right of it, the latter forming a catslide with the main roof, both weatherboarded. 2 storeys with attics. 3-window range of tripartite sashes of 4-12-4 lights in gauged flat brick arches, with crown glass. 3 C18/C19 casements in gabled dormers. Central C20 glazed double doors with original side lights, with crown glass, under shallow canopy. A joint in the brickwork of the SW corner indicates that originally only the main elevation was bricked, with false quoins, and that the side elevation was bricked later. Large wood-burning hearth in right ground-floor room, with blocked aperture for former bread oven. Most beams are boxed in, but one on the first floor is chamfered with lamb's tongue stops. Built-in desk in rear entrance hall. A number of early C19 cast iron grates, including one on the first floor with side water cisterns and brass taps.

Listing NGR: TL9299001052