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3/37 CALDBERGH WITH EAST SCRAFTON
CALDBERGH
Manor Farmhouse (formerly listed as Caldbergh Hall) 13.2.67 II Marked on Ordnance Survey map as Caldbergh Hall. Manor house. Dated 1685 but possibly of earlier origin, and with C18 and C19 additions and alterations. Coursed rubble, stone slate roof. L-shaped plan, with C17 range facing east, formerly of three storeys, now of two storeys and loft, two storey C18 wing to south-west and single storey C19 outshut in angle between the two ranges. C17 range, east front: six first floor windows. Ground floor: in sixth bay, C20 part-glazed door in quoined surround with moulded arris and triangular soffit to lintel; on lintel, recessed panel with raised characters "CT", "AT" set in garland and "1685". In first, second, fourth and fifth bays, two-light double-chamfered mullion windows, with continuous hoodmoulds to first pair and to second pair and doorway. Blocked fire window with stepped head in third bay. First floor: in first, second, fourth and fifth bays, double-chamfered cross windows, probably a C19 integration of two floors of mullion windows; chamfered fire window in third bay; chamfered round window in sixth bay. Second floor: blocked segmental- arched chamfered lights in third and sixth bays. Shaped kneelers, ashlar coping. Central corniced ashlar ridge stack. Left return of C17 range: first floor blocked window, probably of three lights, under hoodmould with paterae on stops; second-floor double-chamfered window of three blocked stepped lights with stepped hoodmould. Interior: in room to left of door, are chamfered segmental-arched fireplace. Some old doors of three-fielded panels. The house is reputedly the birthplace of Miles Coverdale (1488-1568), translator of the Bible. Listing NGR: SE0931985063
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