Kings Farmhouse and the Old Brewhouse

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In the entry of - In the entry of - HARWELL TOWNSEND (West side) Kings Farmhouse 9/145 14/12/87 II The address and the description shall be amended to read -

SU4989 HARWELL (West side) 9/145 Kings Farmhouse and the Old Brewhouse 14/12/87 GV II Farmhouse now 2 houses, and attached outbuilding, now part of Kings Farmhouse. Early C17, possibly with C16 origins, and early C18; altered later, C16, late C19 and late C20 timber-fronted rear wing, later clad in red brick, with blue headers in Flemish bond; front range of grey brick: with red brick dressings; former outbuilding of weatherboard with brick left return; old plain tile logs; brick stacks. Early C18 front range of 2 storeys with attic, five lst-floor windows; wing to rear left, possibly with C16 origins, has one storey with attic, 2 bays, with a 3rd bay added at rearmost end and an outskirt under outside roof on north east side; former outbuilding projecting by front right of 1 storey, 2 bays. Front range: 6-panel part-glazed door to left of centre with painted wood architrave, segmental brick head, and flat hood. C19 3-light wooden mullion and transom windows to central and outer bays with flat brick arches. Blind recessed panels to bay 4 and over door. Red brick platt band. Stepped, dentilled, eaves band. External space of left end and one to ridge to right of centre. Attached to front right is C18 former outbuilding having one C20 small- pane casement. Left return: front range has added 1989 conservatory, not of special interest, and small blocked light to attic. Rear wing has brick work of 2 different phases; late-C20 leaded-light casements, one to ground floor right in segmental-brick-arched opening and 2 on 1st floor in gablets; late C20 conservatory at end not of special interest. Right return: front range has C20 door and windows; wing has C20 windows and 2-storey extension, not of special interest. Interior: rear wing (The Old Brewhouse) has parts of timber frame exposed including partition walls between bays, the apexes retaining wattle and daub infill and having coliars supported by 3 uprights; straight wind braces; large scantling through purlins; old rafters; some roof timbers sooted. On ground floor, front room has inglenook fireplace with lambes-tongue-stopped chamfered, timber, bressumer with large-scantling deelpy. chamfered cross-beam above and later bread-oven within; chamfered old L-winged board door. Interior of front range (Kings Farmhouse) not inspected.

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HARWELL TOWNSEND SU4989 (West side) 9/145 Kings Farmhouse 14/12/87 GV II Farmhouse, now house. Early C18, incorporating some C17 structure. Grey brick with red brick dressings; old plain-tile roof; brick end stack to left, ridge stack to right of centre 2-storey, 5-window range. 6-panel part-glazed door to left of centre with painted wood architrave surround, segmental brick head, and flat hood. C19 three-light wood mullion and transom windows to ground and first floors left, centre, and right, with flat brick arches. Blind recessed panels to ground and first floors right of centre and to first floor left of centre. Flush red brick band between ground and first floors. Dentil brick course to eaves, C18 outbuilding, now converted to part of house. Weatherboarding, probably on timber-framing; old plain-tile half hipped roof. Single-storey, 2-bay, single-window range. C20 casement to centre. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SU4932589503

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