Haversham Grange

SP 84 SW HAVERSHAM CUM LITTLE HIGH STREET LINFORD Haversham

7/100 No. 30 (Haversham Grange) (formerly listed as Grange farmhouse)

3.3.52 - II*

House, in C14 grange to Lavendon Abbey. C14 with crossing rebuilt 1628, C16, C19 alterations. Coursed rubblestone with dressing. Old tile roofs. 2 bay medieval hall house with raised cruck, cross passage and rebuilt cross wing. 2 storeys plus attics. C16 chimney stack inserted backing onto cross passage and floor inserted in open hall. C19 service building and south lateral stack in chequered brick. West elevation has deeply moulded C14 doorway with hood mould on carved heads, diamond window over. To left is 3-light casement and to right projecting gabled cross wing with 3-light casement. 1st floor has to left bay of hall range, gabled window with coped gable on kneelers and small gable window above. Cross wing has coped gable on kneelers and 1st floor 2-light casement, 3-light to attic. North gable coped on kneelers and carved finial, also datestone 'TTE 1628'. South stack stepped and panelled. Tracescfhall window to left of C14 doorway. Hall window complete to rear: 2 lights with transom, upper lights blocked tracery head and moulded label. North east range. C18 with outside steps to hayloft, south east wing C19 slate roofed. Interior: screen passage beyond C14 door has 2 arched openings, one half-blocked, mouldings similar to outer door, then to left timber doorway arch, probably also contemporary. C16 inserted stack backs onto cross passage. Hall truss has raised crucks with arch braced Collar and kingpost. Crucks have wide yoke. Long curved purlin braces. An important example of C14 domestic architecture.

RCHM II 146 MON 3

Listing NGR: SP8307243124