61, The Street

CHIRTON THE STREET SU 05 NE (north end) 3/73 No 61 II Farmhouse, now house. C15, C17 and 18, altered early C19. Timber framed on Malmstone base, refaced in brick in C18, with pantiled roof. Two storeys L-plan, front block originally a 2 bay lobby entry plan with central entrance, a 6-panelled door with flat stone canopy on brackets. Plat band, flanking early C19 sixteen-pane sashes with painted wedge lintels and sills. Central stack. Roof hipped. Timber framing exposed on right gable and rear, 3 panels high with internal tension braces. Rear wing to right, of 3 bays, with central lean-to porch and C19 casement windows, those to ground floor with segmental arches. Flush 5-course vitrified brick plat band. Internally, rear wing contains two roof trusses and numerous smoke blackened timbers of late C15-early C16, and central room on ground has late medieval moulded cross beams. Roof reconstructed-around chalkstone and parged stack with stone drip mould now internal. Early C19 stair at junction with front block, which has two C18 bolection moulded timber fire surrounds in right parlour and room over.

Listing NGR: SU0740557640