Description

SK 75 NE SOUTH MUSKHAM OLLERTON ROAD (south side) 7/109 The Gables 21-11-74 II*

Farmhouse. c.1600. Altered C18 and C19. Timber framed, with steep pitched plain tile roofs. Rubble and brick plinths, brick nogging; partly rendered, with remains of pargetting at east end. Tile hung north gables. Single coped gable with kneelers. Single ridge and 2 gable stacks, one external. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Hall with 2 cross wings and cross passage. H-plan. Windows unglazed at time of inspection. North front has a projecting gabled wing at each end. Central bay has 2 C19 openings with rubbed brick segmental heads, and to left, a square opening. To right, a panelled door with rubbed brick head and overlight. To right again, a C20 casement. Above, a single square opening in each gable, with moulded hood. West front has corner post and timber sill to left. To their right, C19 door. To right again, 2 windows, one with segmental head. Above, to right, 2 windows. South west gable has to right a square opening with rubbed brick head. Return angle has, above, an unglazed casement. Rear elevation has to left, doorway flanked by brick pilaster to right, and to its right, casement with segmental head. Above, a square dormer. Partly demolished south east gable has, to right, a square opening. Above, to left, an opening with segmental head, and to right another opening, both with rubbed brick heads. Interior has remains of 7 bays of timber framing with 6 jowled posts, 4 posts with pegged jowls, and an arch brace. Chamfered span beam with a broach stop. Chamfered wall plate. Stud walls with reed and plaster finish. Winder stair, c.1700. Timber framed smoke hood in south west end. Principal rafter roof with tenoned collars and scarfed tenoned purlins, and straight wind braces. Single C17 fireplace in north east corner, ashlar, with chamfered four centred arched head. Sources: Pevsner, Barley, M W The English Farmhouse and Cottage.

Listing NGR: SK7791757095

External Links

• Wikidata Q17547772

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)