Sycamore Farmhouse

SOUTHOLT BIG GREEN TM 16 NE 4/61 Sycamore Farmhouse - II Former farmhouse, now 2 dwellings. In 2 sections: to south is a C16 range, raised and re-roofed in later C17; to north is an early C17 parlour cross- wing. Timber framed and plastered with roof of concrete plaintiles. 2 storeys with attic to wing. Windows mainly mid C20 casements without glazing bars. North gable of cross-wing has an C18 mullion and transom window with some old diamond-leaded glass. At the junction of the 2 sections is a C19 doorway: 4-panel raised and fielded door, the panels with moulded surrounds; oblong overlight. South range has 2 internal stacks with mid C20 shafts, one at the junction with the wing. To south is a single-storey plastered addition with boarded entrance door. South range in 3 bays, perhaps comprising a hall and service cell, with some heavy close studding and tension braces. The stack at the south end is a later insertion. Parlour end has most of structure concealed; this section may have originally been an in-line addition, later enlarged to form a cross-wing.

Listing NGR: TM1996368781