Harpendenbury Farmhouse

TL 11 SW HARPENDEN RURAL KINSBOURNE GREEN LANE (south east side)

5/12 Harpendenbury Farmhouse

GV II*

Farmhouse. C15 or early C16 hall house, extended 2 bays on S in late C17. Mid-C19 cross wing added on S end. Timber frame. Red brick casing and some exposed framing. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys: Lower cross wing on N contains hall at right angles to main house,its N elevation with exposed curved brace and C17 external oven stack. The main elevation has 4 mid-C19 glazing- bar sash and casement windows in flush frames. Central flush panel door with simple hood. Large central ridge chimney stack above door is late C17: square base with ovolo cornice; 6 diagonal square shafts. Internally this stack divides the 2 C17 bays and has rear staircase attached. Ovolo moulded floor beams. The hall is 2 bays. Fine exposed crown post: short square post with a stepped base and capital. Cambered tie beam. Straight braces to collar purlin and hidden collar brace. Sooted timbers to both bays, the part above the tie beam filled in with a later partition. Rear wall has Wealden framing. Half-bay continuation on front side.

Listing NGR: TL1119113663