Description

SU 63 SE ROPLEY SOAMES LANE

4/5 Soames Place 31.7.63 II*

House. C15, C16, C17, C18, with C20 restoration. Walls have massive exposed framing, indicating several phases of construction: part of the lower wall has close studding with flint infill, other parts have brick infill: the lower wall at the north end is of flint work with brick dressings, at the west end is a section of ashlar chalkstone with brick dressings. Thatched roof, hipped at the east end, ½-hipped at the west with a catslide above a (C20) rear outshot; shafted stack. A medieval timber-framed hall, with C16 and C17 timber-framed extensions, with inserted late Tudor fireplaces (and 1st floor to part), and recladding and west end extension of the C18. North front of 2 storeys, irregular fenestration. Casements, 2 old openings with diagonal oak mullions, and an oriel of 5 lights, on 3 brackets. C20 ½-timbered porch with a gabled tile roof. Interior: exposed framework and 2 Tudor fireplaces, with chamfered bressumers.

Listing NGR: SP7006133476

External Links

• Wikidata Q17533431

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)