Furtherwick House
FURTHERWICK HOUSE, 14 AND 16, FEN END
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164436
- Date first listed:
- 10-Dec-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Furtherwick House
- Statutory Address:
- FURTHERWICK HOUSE, 14 AND 16, FEN END
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1164436
- Date first listed:
- 10-Dec-1973
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Sept-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Furtherwick House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FURTHERWICK HOUSE, 14 AND 16, FEN END
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:
- FURTHERWICK HOUSE, 14 AND 16, FEN END
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- South Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Over
- National Grid Reference:
- TL3788570690
Details
TL 3770
10/93
10.12.73
OVER
FEN END
(South East Side)
Nos.14 & 16 (Furtherwick House) (formerly listed as Albany House)
II
House, late C17 and C20 alterations. Local red brick, C20
rendered front wall with tiled steeply pitched roof with high
end parapets on kneelers to crosswings. Stacks part rebuilt
C19, to rear wall of crosswings. One has off-set with embattled
upper edge. Half H-plan. Two storey hall range with two C20
metal windows, one to each storey, and off-centre doorway,
possibly leading to a cross-passage. Gable ends of crosswings
each have five C20 metal casements probably on the sites of the
original openings. Interior: A staircase has now been inserted
into the original cross-passage but the original opposing
doorways remain, although the doors are later. the service and
kitchen crosswing to the right hand has an inglenook hearth.
There are stop chamfered main beams to the chamber over the
hall. The hall, the chamber over the hall and the ground floor
room to the parlour crosswing all have corner fireplaces. The
roof is of staggered butt-purlin construction. Possibly
associated with Dutch prisoners of war who were used for
construction of the New Bedford River and who remained after
peace was concluded in 1654.
T. Bevis. Strangers in the Fens
Listing NGR: TL3788570690
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 50840
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bevis, T, Strangers in the Fens, ()
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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