Avenells Farmhouse
AVENELLS FARMHOUSE, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1128176
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Avenells Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- AVENELLS FARMHOUSE, CHURCH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1128176
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Avenells Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- AVENELLS FARMHOUSE, CHURCH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- AVENELLS FARMHOUSE, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gamlingay
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 23846 52350
Details
GAMLINGAY CHURCH STREET TL 2352 (North side) 11/47 Avenells Farmhouse 22.11.67 (formerly listed as No 27)
GV II
House. C16 and mid C17. Timber framed, plaster rendered and plain tiled roofs. Red brick ridge stack, C17, rebuilt in part. Plan of double ended hall house. Two storey main range C16 but much altered mid-late C17. Two C19 six pane first floor hung sashes and one of twelve panes at ground floor. Doorway in original location with early C19 pedimented doorcase with dentilled cornice but with some modern repairs. Modern panelled door. West crosswing C16. Two storeys. Jettied first floor now underbuilt. One flush frame hung sash at first and ground floors. Sills remain of original fenestration in north and west walls. East crosswing probably the service wing of two bays. C17. Two storeys with jettied first floor now underbuilt. One hung sash to each storey. Adjoining on east end is C17-C18 barn or outbuilding. Framed, rendered and tiled. Interior: Main range in two bays but some rebuilding can be seen at first floor, he roof is of butt purlin construction, mid-late C17. The common rafters are morticed to the purlins. At ground floor a partition divides the hall/stairbay from the hall. The staircase, C19, incorporates splat section balusters of c.1680 in the landing balustrade. The west crosswing roof is of clasped side purlin type, C16, with rafters of substantial scantling, well carpentered and laid flat.
RCHM: West Cambs mon (23) VCH: Cambs vol V
Listing NGR: TL2384652350
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 52711
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, (1973)
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Cambridgeshire West, (1968)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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