White House Farm House

TM 07 NE WORTHAM LONG GREEN (NORTH SIDE)

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Farmhouse. Mid C16 and early C17, altered C20. Timber frame, roughcast. Steeply pitched pantiled roofs. A long 4 bay range in 2 builds, earliest 2 cells to right with a 2 bay 'unit house' cross wing to left to form a T on plan. 2 storeys and attics. Hall and service range has 4 broadly spaced C20 casement windows, entrances between each pair, doors are half glazed to left, boarded to right. To centre between hall and service addition is a ridge stack, originally external, rebuilt at cap. Right gable end boarded door leading to loft and a 3-light casement. Crosswing projects to left with a slightly higher ridge, gable to front with C19 and C20 casements, exposed plates and upper purlins. 2 bay left return with ground floor casements, axial ridge stack to rear of centre with 4 conjoined hexagonal shafts, common base and oversailing cap. To rear a lean-to outshut and an early first floor 3.-light window with outer leaded lights, boarded doors. Interior: stop chamfered axial and cross axial binding beams, close studding, cross passage and service doorways had 4 centred arched heads, framing largely concealed, diamond mullioned window openings, earliest build has arched braces in walling and from jowled posts to tie beams, collars clasp single purlins. Queen post roof over service addition. Cross wing has arched fireplaces, a double purlin roof, lower butt purlins, upper collars and halved principals clasp purlins with curved windbraces.

Listing NGR: TM0789877362