Chazey Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. A C17 Farmhouse.
Chazey Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- high-granite-briar
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1951
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chazey Farmhouse comprises four buildings arranged in a row. The farmhouse itself likely dates to the mid-17th century, incorporating older fabric. It is timber-framed with brick infill, featuring flint footings, a brick plinth with a moulded top to the ground floor (in English bond), and a braced wall plate defining two bays of four and six panels. The steep, old tile roof has off-ridge chimneys. Modern casement windows are located three on the first floor and two on the ground floor. A centrally positioned, round-headed doorway, with a fragmentary arched window to the right, appears to be of late Norman origin and was likely reset in the mid-19th century. This doorway, along with two further Norman windows on the east gable end, may have originated from a building on or near the site. The doorway and windows have bead mouldings, with the door featuring angle shafts and imposts. Internally, the farmhouse has a wide, contemporary kitchen fireplace, stud partitions (particularly in a small first-floor lobby), and a queen post roof.
Adjacent to the farmhouse is an early 19th-century building of two storeys, constructed in red brick with flat eaves and a tiled roof. It features three bays with segmental-headed casements and a door to the right.
The oldest section of the farmstead probably dates to the late 16th century and is a one-and-a-half-storey structure with three-and-a-half bays. It is timber-framed with a flint plinth and tile bands, representing a significant structural detail. The ground floor has two casements and a door, with two gabled dormers in the old tile roof. The left-hand bay incorporates a first-floor granary, now integrated into a dormer. Internally, this section reveals upper crucks tenoned onto tie or floor beams, along with two rows of butt purlins, the lower row having wind braces, and also wind braces to the ridge. Queen posts are also present, with store rooms situated below.
Finally, a stable, known as "The Chapel", is likely of mid-to-late 17th-century origin. Built of English bond brick, it has a plinth, a toothed eaves cornice, and an old tile roof with stone weathered coping to the left. A central Tudor arch, chamfered doorway is present, alongside a small ovolo mullion window to the left and a range of slit vents to the right. A filled-in, two- or three-light ovolo mullion window was originally located in the gable end, but is now replaced by a modern chamfered stone window surround. Inside, the chapel comprises three bays with a high ground floor, a queen post roof with two rows of butt purlins, and two rows of wind braces. This is an important group of buildings.
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