Parks Farmhouse
PARKS FARMHOUSE, PORTWAY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312938
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Parks Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- PARKS FARMHOUSE, PORTWAY LANE
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- Date:
- 1999-10-11
- Reference:
- IOE01/01441/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1312938
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Parks Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARKS FARMHOUSE, PORTWAY LANE
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:
- PARKS FARMHOUSE, PORTWAY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sodbury
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 73977 82458
Details
ST 7382 SODBURY PORTWAY LANE 3/128 10.5.76 Parks Farmhouse II
Probably C15 origins but much altered by the end of the C17. Recently restored. Rubble. Double Roman tiled roof. Two storeys and attics. Random modern casement windows. L plan: The oldest part of the house is the mediaeval gabled cross wing at the east end of the main east-west range; the room to the west is a C17 extension; the north-east wing is also probably C17.
Rear elevation: large gable of cross wing; later gabled porch; hipped roof to north-east wing and large stack with off-sets.
Interior: Remains of timber-framed structure include a jowled and chamfered post and chamfered ties on the first floor. Windbracing in attic/roof space.
R.C.H.M. suggest ground floor ceiling is later re-use of C16 joists which are heavily chamfered with run-out stops.
Door to north-east wing, on upper floor, has ovolo moulding with stops and adjoining room has C17 stop-chamfered beam.
Central internal stack with simple ashlar fireplace on first floor by modern stairs.
The farmhouse lies in the centre of a mediaeval deer park.
See also:
R.C.H.M. report.
Listing NGR: ST7397782458
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 34178
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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