Field Farmhouse

TL 97 NW 2/64 14.7.55

FAKENHAM MAGNA THETFORD ROAD (EAST SIDE) Field Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. Late C16, early C17 and late C18/early C19. Timber-framed, rendered and lined: plaintiles to front slopes of roof, black-glazed pantiles to rear. The house is of irregular form, and unusually high. The C16 main range is aligned north-south. 3 storeys and attics. Large internal chimney- stack with 8 octagonal shafts, moulded at cap and base. 2 early C18 3-light casement windows with square leaded panes to first and second storeys, one similar window and one C20 replacement window on ground storey, and one small- paned sash window in flush frame at the south end. To the north of the main range, and apparently contemporary with it, a cross-wing, aligned east-west. 3 storeys. A chimney-stack, with 3 shafts matching those in the main range, is set just within the frame of the north wall. At the south end of the main range, a wing aligned east-west, with a new principal front was added in the early C19. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Fully hipped roof. 3 window range: small-paned sashes in flush frames. Central half-glazed entrance door, recessed, in a reeded surround, with panelled sides to jambs. 3-sided cast iron openwork porch with tented lead-covered roof. Extensions at rear: in the north-east angle, a small early C17 2-storey wing in red brick with a 3-light ovolo- moulded mullion-and-transome window in the upper part of the gable. To the north of this, a 2-storey lean-to, mid C19, in red brick with black-glazed pantiled roof: casement windows with arched heads to brickwork. To the east, a single-storey lean-to, mid C19, in flint rubble with pantiled roof.

Listing NGR: TL9088976781