Parkend Farmhouse

HARESFIELD A38, Parkend SO 71 SE (east side) 3/183 Parkend Farmhouse II Small detached farmhouse. Possibly late C16, reputed to have been partially rebuilt in 1790 after a fire. Painted brick, with exposed timber-framing to inner face of rear cross wing with brick infill on stone plinth, steeply pitched concrete tile roof probably originally thatched, half-hipped to rear wing and hipped to right hand front corner, brick ridge stack with moulded stone cap. Small L-plan with rear cross wing on right containing stack, with passage to left of stack, possibly originally a through passage but no evidence of rear doorway. Single storey and attic. Front has original plank door and flanking probably original fixed 3-light wooden windows with external shutters. Similar window on right hand return. Left hand return gable is boarded. One small raking dormer to front, right. Two to rear. Original plank door on inner face of rear cross wing on timber-framed wall which continues inside house and has wood newel stair immediately adjacent to front door. Interior has chamfered and stopped beams in ground floor rooms; later fireplaces inserted at base of large stack.

Listing NGR: SO7890610541