Swains Farmhouse

LITTLE CLACTON THE STREET TM 11 NE (west side) 7/121 Swains Farmhouse 2.9.85 II House. Late C15, early C16 origin with later alterations and additions. Timber framed and plastered, underbuilt with brick to ground floor. Red plain tiled roofs. Central range with right and left crosswings, that to left jettied. Off centre right red brick chimney stack. 2 storeys. 1:1:1 window range of various small paned casements and vertically sliding sashes, louvre to ground floor left dairy. C20 gabled porch. Panelled door with top lights. Rear stair turret. interior. Many features obscured by C19/C20 decorations. The central hall with halved and bridled top plate scarf originally continued north beyond the huge inserted chimney stack and brace mortices are visible in the tie beam and jowled storey posts. The north (right) crosswing of early C16 build. Rear stair turret possibly of C16. Jowled storey posts visible in left crosswing, the ground floor front was used and is still a Victorian dairy with brick floor and original settling shelf. Vertically boarded doors, chamfered bridging joists and other brick floors visible at time of re-survey.

Listing NGR: TM1639019292