Description

DITCHINGHAM THWAITE ROAD TM 39 SW Hollybush Farmhouse (formerly 6/39 listed as cottage NW of Station 25.9.51 on site of Pirnhau Hall including attached barn and cottage)

GV II

House. Late C16 and later, restored C20. Timber frame, rendered and colour- washed. Steeply pitched roof of single roll-clay tiles. Two storeys and attics, lobby entrance plan. Fenestration generally C19 and C20 casements with some restored diamond-mullion windows in west and east gables. Off- centre axial stack, base rendered, top rebuilt C20. Drip shelves on west gable. External stack on east gable. Catslide roof over lean-to on north side. Interior: winding stair in lobby on south side of stack. Bridging beam with ogee stops. Some C17 ledged doors. At the west end, a first floor fireplace with elliptical brick arch, chamfered with barred stops. Jowled principal posts, jointed at first floor level. Roof east of chimney stack has three pairs of jowled queen posts with straight braces to plates.

Listing NGR: TM3406392363

External Links

• Wikidata Q26654142

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair