Tamesis

Tamesis is a house located on North Street in Marcham, rebuilt in the late 17th century or early 18th century from an earlier timber-framed structure. It features colourwashed limestone rubble and has a gabled old tile roof with a brick stack at the left end. The house has a two-unit plan, is one storey high with an attic, and has a two-window range. There is a central 20th-century door with a stone porch, and segmental brick arches over 20th-century three-light casements, along with three-light dormer casements. To the right, there is a lower wing made of similar materials, which includes mid-20th-century dormers and an extension. Inside, there is an open fireplace to the left, and the right room has a plank panelled wall. The first floor features a late 17th or 18th-century spice cupboard with butterfly hinges and a softwood post-and-pad truss. It is believed that the house was rebuilt after 1680 when it was purchased by John Stacey, a mason. The rear wall retains the bressumer, post, and wall-plate from the earlier timber-framed building.