Ivy Bank Farmhouse

WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE THE STREET SU 8276-8376 (east side)

20/7 Ivy Bank Farmhouse 25.3.55 G.V. II

Hall house, now house. c1400, altered and extended C18 and mid C20. Timber frame encased in painted roughcast; old tile gabled roof. H-plan with former 3 framed bay hall in centre, a cross wing on left, formerly jettied, and extension forming cross wing on right; small C20 extension at rear. One and a half storeys and 2 storeys. Large central ridge chimney with 2 coupled stacks with offset heads and clay pots. One chimney on right wing south roof slope. C18 and C20 leaded casement windows. Road (west) front: centre section with 2 projecting gabled cross wings. Centre section is symmetrical. Two 3-light windows in gabled dormers on upper level, two 3-light windows on ground floor with C20 enclosed gabled porch with plank door. Left hand wing has a 2-light window on first floor and is otherwise plain. Right hand wing has a C20 3-light iron casement on ground floor and is also otherwise plain; lean-to extension on right. Interior: some timber frame exposed. Former cross passage in left hand cross wing. Redundant crown post roof with side purlins. Smoke-blackened timbers over former hall.

B.O.E.(Berkshire), p.251.

Listing NGR: SU8300476812