Down Farmhouse

STOKENHAM SX83NW Down Farmhouse 10/166

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Farmhouse. Circa early C17 or earlier, remodelled and extended in circa early C18 and altered in C20. Roughcast stone rubble. Asbestos tile roof with half hipped right hand end and hipped left end, and red clay ridge tiles. One end and 2 lateral stacks with rendered shafts and louvred yellow clay pots. Plan and development: The original house had a 3-room and through or cross passage plan, the lower right end room heated from an end stack and the hall and inner left room heated from lateral stacks at the back. In circa early C18 the house was remodelled, a straight staircase was inserted into the passage creating a lobby entrance, the lower end which might have been originally unheated became the parlour and the inner left room became the kitchen. The outshut behind the inner room is probably also an C18 addition. The hall-inner room partition has been moved to enlarge the inner room. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 5 window south west front. Late C20 aluminium casements in earlier window openings, smaller on the first floor. Doorway to right of centre with rendered lean-to porch, formerly open fronted but now with plastic door and with C20 glazed inner door. Small stone rubble outshut at left hand end of porch with lean-to corrugated iron roof. At rear a large projecting and gabled lateral stack at centre and internal lateral stack and lean-to outshut on right. To left of central stack 2 late C20 aluminium casements on first floor. Interior: Most of the internal features are covered and most of the joinery has been replaced. Circa early C19 straight stair in former passage with moulded handrails, newels and double dog-gates with scrolled finials to stiles, fielded bottom panels and stick balusters in top panels. The hall and inner room have closely spaced - spaced chamfered joists and no main beams. The roof has collars halved, lapped and pegged to straight principal in elm.

Listing NGR: SX8069637843