Lines Farmhouse

TM 07 SE 2/66

GISLINGHAM WALSHAM ROAD (NORTH SIDE) Lines Farm House

II

Shown on OS Map as Back Street. House. c.1600, extended early C18, altered C19. Timber framed; plastered. Thatched roof. 3 cell lobby entry plan with 1 bay added on parlour end to right. 2 storeys. Ground floor: lobby entrance is now roughly central, half glazed, half fielded panelled door, architrave with hoodboard, towards left or service end a boarded door; 3-light part opening metal frame casements, ground floor hoodboards, smaller first floor windows. Slightly higher eaves to added bay to right. Axial ridge stack between hall and parlour. Left end exposed plates and side purlins. Right gable end is C18 red brick, diapered with flared headers, internal end stack. To rear right a short flint and red brick lean-to outshut, pantiled oven outshut behind stack. Interior: frame largely concealed, original parlour has richly carved acanthus frieze on fireplace bressumer with roll moulded borders, ogee stop chamfered axial binding beams, later stop chamfered cross axial binding beam in added bay, cambered collars to concealed roof.

Listing NGR: TM0582571034