Three Mile Pond Farmhouse (400 Yards North Of Bull Public House) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1952. A C16 Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.

Three Mile Pond Farmhouse (400 Yards North Of Bull Public House)

WRENN ID
pale-shingle-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1952
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A 16th-century timber-framed farmhouse with 17th-century additions, situated 400 yards north of the Bull Public House. The house is two bays and two stories high, with a steep roof covered in old red tiles. The external gable chimney on the east side is made of red brick with engaged shafts and a crow-stepped gable. Mullioned wooden windows have diamond leaded lights and iron casements.

Inside, the timber frame is exposed. There is a framed cross partition on the first floor with tension bracing. Axial beams and every joist are chamfered and stopped, with run-out stops. Tension bracing reinforces the corners on the first floor. Plank doors are hung on iron pins. An older entrance is via a plank door on the south side, while the present entrance uses a plank door with a fluted carved panel on the north side.

A single-story kitchen extension, built in the 17th century, adjoins the east gable. This extension has a timber frame, old red tile roof that is hipped to the east, and a gable chimney pierced with a doorway. A three-light mullioned window with leaded glazing is on the north side. The ceiling is ceiled under collars.

A taller, late 17th-century parlour block extends to the west, along the roadside. It is timber-framed and plastered, with a steep old tile roof, hipped to the west and half-hipped to the east. A hipped dormer is situated on the west slope. The parlour block has two high stories, a cellar and an attic. A large internal chimney divides the rooms from the staircase on the east side. The eaves are timber boxed, with a broad timber cove and iron gutters featuring lion masks. The eaves cove projects forward over three windows on both the south and north sides of the first floor. Tall, two-light mullioned and transomed 'cross' windows with rectangular leaded glazing and iron casements are characteristic of the 17th century. The central and east windows on the north side are blocked. Single windows flank the ground-floor parlour. This room is panelled in pine with small panels and scratch moulded framing. A moulded six-panel door, with raised and fielded panels, H-hinges, and an elaborate architrave leads into the room. A corner cupboard in the southwest corner features fluted pilasters, a semi-domed head, and shaped shelves. Another corner cupboard in the northwest corner has fluted pilasters and a glazed door with intersecting bars, with a raised and fielded lower section. Some woodwork on the north side of the fireplace is from the 19th century. The staircase has newels, heavy balusters, and a moulded handrail swept at quarter landings. The upper floor has two-panel doors with raised and fielded panels and iron hinges. The roof is an A-frame construction with ten butt purlins. The tall parlour block is a prominent landmark.

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