Farmhouse At Ivy Farm

TL 4521 LITTLE HADHAM CRADLE END (east side)

12/7 Farmhouse at Ivy Farm -

• II

House. Early C18, modern small SE 2 storeys wing linking to former C18 bakehouse. 2 storeys and attic, timber-framed, plastered, facing N. Gabled old red tiled roof carried down as catslide over central rear staircase and flanking shallow rooms. Symmetrical 2 room plan with central passage now thrown into E room and side entrance provided on E. Kitchen at SW in rear part. Lateral chimneys to each part, E stack with 1 flue: W stack with 3 flues, 1 for kitchen fire. Ladder access to loft from head of stair. Small iron casement with rectangular leaded glazing survives on W end. An area of weatherboarding on the W end suggests that the sides were similarly clad. Symmetrical 2 window front with panelled fan pargetting above a brick base. The front eaves have a bell-cast above and a projecting plastered soffit. 3-light C19 small paned casements. Central door replaced by matching 2-light window. Single storey tiled timberframed weatherboarded bakehouse now part of house with brick oven, domed internally, forming SE part of building. W side infilled in red brick with modern window.

Listing NGR: TL4568121671