The Ivies

WORLINGWORTH CHURCH ROAD TM 26 NW 5/113 The Ivies - II House. C16 parlour cell; the remainder probably first half of C17 and replacing medieval work. Timber framed and plastered; service end is rebuilt in brick on ground floor, part plastered over. Thatched roof, half-hipped to the right. 2 storeys and attic. 3-cell form. 3 windows, C19 and mid C20 casements, mostly without glazing bars. Mid C20 door. Internal stack with C20 common brick shaft. Parlour has axial bridging beam and chamfered joists; the chamber above has some good studding with substantial reverse-curved braces. Roof over parlour cell has one row of clasped purlins with large arched wind braces. The hall and service end are not so heavily framed; there is a queen-post roof of light construction (not examined in detail). The hall has a chamfered-joist ceiling, the joists in the lower bay mostly replaced mid C20 by others brought from elsewhere. Irregular plain joists at service end. The service cell and half of the hall chamber are divided off from the rest of the house with a separate access. C16-C17 newel stair beside stack, the upper flight added when the attic was made.

Listing NGR: TM2295868538