Street Farm

BOVINGDON CHIPPERFIELD ROAD TL 00 SW (North side) 6/8 Street Farm 26.1.67 (formerly listed as Street Farmhouse)

GV II*

Farmhouse, now a private house. C16 (probably for John de Street c.1530), extended into barn to E in C20. Timber frame roughcast with steep old red tile roofs. Barn weatherboarded. A long 2-storeys house facing S, set back from road, with continuous side jetty to house on S part. A 2-storeys 4 windows long house with 3 bays hall and cross-passage, 2 bays crosswing parlour at E with contemporary barn to E now part of house. Entrance at W of hall with through passage behind a large chimney and lower contemporary service wing to W with axial chamfered beam. Gabled stair turret on N at junction of hall and parlour. Small 2-light flush casement windows. Old oak doors to cross passage. Jetty has knee braces to main beams. Timbers exposed inside. 2 axial parallel chamfered beams in hall. Arched niches in large open fireplace. Wall paintings of pomegranates behind C17 scratch moulded panelling in parlour. Fine Italian carved Renaissance style wellhead over capped well by rear door. Very similar to house called Rent Street Barns q.v..

Listing NGR: TL0260203092