1 And 3 Duck Alne

Description

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

Benington TL 2923 BENINGTON DUCK LANE (north side)

11/3 Nos 1 and 3

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GV II

House, sub-divided during C19. Late C16, C19 trim. Timber frame roughcast with steep old red tile roof. A 2-storeys, 3- cell, central-chimney, lobby-entry plan house facing S. End jetty at E gable now underbuilt. Ornate ceiling to ground floor hall in middle with unheated parlour on E, and service room at W beyond chimney. Stair probably by chimney on N originally but separate straight flights provided in end rooms in C19. 4-windows front with old oak plank door in line with chimney a third from W end. Rectangular bay window to left with gabled porch to door next W corner. 3 3-light, flush casement windows to right.

Eaves project with plastered soffit. Interior has exposed close- studding with curved tension-braces, chamfered axial joists in parlour, double-roll moulded axial beam in hall with stop chamfered joists (one with ovolo moulded chamfer on one side) and double-roll moulded cross-beam next fireplace (part of chimney lintol remains for open fireplace now blocked), holes for bench supports in partition at upper end of hall, curved braces to tie- beam next chimney on 1st floor, edge-halved scarf joints with bridled butts in wall plates, clasped-purlin roof, and old boarded doors with strap hinges to larder and rear door. A small C16, 2-storeys, house of considerable quality.

Listing NGR: TL2992623731

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0871 IOE Records taken by A Gude; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr A. Gude. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project