Adbury Farmhouse

SU 46 SE BURGHCLERE ADBURY 2/14 10.I.53

Adbury Farmhouse

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C16, C17, C18, mid C19. Originally a medieval hall with a 2-storeyed cross wing at the south end, with a timber frame surviving in part, altered in the C17 by the insertion of a massive chimney and by the construction of a staircase (to a new 1st floor), extended (or replaced) at the north end in the C18, and considerably refaced at the last period. The front (south east) has 2 storeys and attic, 1.4 windows. Tile roofing, 3 gables; a stack with rectangular base with a moulded brick cornice, surmounted by 3 flues (the outer set diagonally) with brick cornices and bands. Red brick walling, mostly in Flemish bonds with blue headers, but with some lower sections in old English bond, slightly cambered openings, stone cills. Sashes. C18 6-panelled door (2 top glazed) in a solid frame, with a plain modern canopy; a lead fire insurance sign (No 34386). The rear elevation is irregular, with a projecting staircase wing; some old sashes in exposed frames and modern casements. Within, there is a fine Jacobean staircase, with massive hand rails on twisted supports and ball finials; a doorway with bolection mouldings, a C18 fireplace on the 1st floor, a niche-shaped cupboard, some C17 and C18 doors, and moulded beams.

Listing NGR: SU4871263305