Description

EASTHAM CP - SO 66 NE

5/27 Astley Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. C17 with mid-C19 alterations. Timber-framed with painted brick infill and replacement walling, rubble plinth and plain tiled roof. Two framed bays aligned east/west; external chimney with detached brick stack at west gable end. Two storeys and cellar. Framing: four rows of panels from sill to wall-plate, long straight braces across lower corners, collar and tie-beam trusses with struts and, at west end, a V-strut in the apex. South front elevation: 2-light and 3-light ground floor casement and two 2-light first floor casements; cellar door to right of centre. Interior not inspected. A rubble single-bay addition encloses the external west chimney and has a lobby entrance; two storeys with dentilled eaves cornice and ground and first floor 2-light casements; entrance has a lean-to timber porch and C19 door. Also a rubble single-bay addition to east gable end; single storey and attic; C20 multi-paned door with cambered head to front elevation and attic light in gable end.

Listing NGR: SO6705767943

External Links

• Wikidata Q26356828

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]