The Walnut Tree

TL 97 SE LANGHAM STOCK HILL

2/21 The Walnut Tree

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House. Early C17. Timber-framed and rendered; brick gable end on left; thatched roof with ornamental ridge and eaves. 1½ storeys; 3-cell form; 4 bays. An internal chimney-stack with a plain shaft of Tudor brick topped by 2 hoods of arched brick; later end stack on right. Small-paned 2-light casement windows to the ground floor front; 2 large C20 inserted dormers at the rear. Mid C20 extensions with whitewashed brick on the right, and a 2-storey irregularly-roofed addition to the front containing an entrance hall and stair. Widely-spaced studding exposed on the ground floor. In the right end bay, plain ceiling joists, and in the upper room a plain side purlin roof. In the central room clamps pegged to the studs support the ceiling joists, and an open fireplace with Tudor brick surround has a plain cambered lintel. A slight difference in ceiling heights suggests a possible older core. The end bay on the left is an addition, with a marked gap between the ends of the wallplates: thin replacement joists in ceiling and a reconstructed fireplace. The basic house seems to have had a 2-cell end-chimney form.

Listing NGR: TL9774770014