Description

KELVEDON CRANE'S LANE (CRABB'S TL 81 NE LANE) (east side)

6/156 Crabb's Farmhouse

GV II

House. Circa 1500 and C16, altered in C2,0. Timber framed, plastered, roofed with handmade red plain tiles. 5 bays facing sW, comprising 3 phases of building: (1) middle section of 2 bays, c.1500, with later stack at left end, behind axis, (2) 2-bay extension to left, C16, joined to it, with external stack at left end, (3) one-bay section of wider span to right, structurally separate from middle part, with central stack. 2 storeys. 5-window range of C20 casements. C20 door in lean-to porch. The left section has a lower roof line than the middle section. The walls of the right section have been raised approx. one metre, forming a roof higher than that of the middle part. All 3 sections have jowled posts and heavy studding. The middle section has a cambered central tiebeam, the arched braces to it missing, an original chamfered axial beam with step stops in the left bay mounted on a ledged post, external bracing, and a crownpost roof complete with 4 axial braces; the right bay of this roof appears to be smoke-blackened, indicating that this bay was not fully floored originally. The left section has plain stops, and a cambered central tiebeam complete with 2 chamfered arched braces. The right bay has a studded partition at left, in addition to the end frame of the middle section; the roof was rebuilt in softwood following damage by lightning in 1986. The C18 N wing mentioned by the RCHM (55) is now a separate cottage.

Listing NGR: TL8510017889

External Links

• Wikidata Q26622031

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2