White House Farm House

MELLIS THE COMMON (NORTH WEST TM 07 SE SIDE) 3/28 White House Farm House 29.7.55 (formerly listed as White House and two barns, Mellis Green)

GV II

Farmhouse. Late C16, altered and extended C19 and early C20. Timber frame, plastered. Plaintiled roof. 3 cell lobby entry plan. 2 storeys and attic. Ground floor: entrance to right of centre, 4 panelled architraved door, to left a large architraved transomed 3-light glazing bar casement, further left a C19 flat headed canted bay window. First floor 3-light glazing bar case ments and a small early opening, all with architraves. Rebuilt axial ridge stack behind entrance, a C19 stack inserted between hall and service end to left. Left gable end original curved brackets to plates, first floor 4-light window. Right gable end original curved brackets to plates, ground floor lean-to outshut, first floor and attic architraved glazing bar casements. To rear a half glazed door into hall with a first floor architraved sash, ground floor canted bay window behind parlour. A low gabled clay lump dairy addition behind service end. Attached to left an early C20 1 storey addition with gable end to front, stack to rear. Interior: close studding, ground floor 5- light chamfered mullioned window opening, stop chamfered binding beam, stairs in front of stack with a first floor 4-light window with a stud as king mullion, flanking diamond mullions; large cranked braces from jowled posts to cambered tie beams, butt purlin roof with arched braces to collars, cranked windbraces, ridge piece. Partly moated site.

Listing NGR: TM0991774706