Tomkins Farmhouse

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SO 75 NE MARTLEY -

6/80 Tomkins Farmhouse

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- II

Farmhouse. Possibly C15 with early C17, C19 and C20 alterations. Timber- frame, roughcast, plain tile roof, brick stack left of centre, small brick end stack to right. 4 bays, two to left probably forming open hall, stack inserted against central hall truss. 1 1/2 storeys, 2 C19 gabled dormers to attic; 4 C19 casement windows, two each side of C20 gabled porch of centre right. Framing: intermediate trusses are crucks, with arch braces to collar of the one that probably was at centre of hall; gable walls are square framed, 3 panels high to wall-plate, trusses: queen struts to collar (visible within barn attached to left end of house - not included). Interior: bay second from left has exposed ceiling beams with deep chamfers, contemporary with insertion of stack perhaps in the early C17; room to extreme left has cup- boards flanking stack with raised and fielded panels to doors and butterfly hinges.

Listing NGR: SO7640359108

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0309 IOE Records taken by John Burrows; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr John Burrows. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project