Church Farmhouse
CHURCH FARMHOUSE, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1342503
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, CHURCH STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1342503
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Church Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH 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:
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Breckland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kenninghall
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 04031 86023
Details
TM 04 86 KENNINGHALL CHURCH STREET (north side)
12/55 Church Farmhouse 16/7/58 - II
House, originally Hall house. c.1500, altered C17, additions C18. Timber framed with rendered wattle and daub infill and pantiled roof. Brick plinth, 2 storeys and attic. Door left of centre with early C19 doorcase under segmental hood leads to original screens passage. Jettied hall to right with full height gabled cross wing. 2 early C19 tripartite sashes to ground floor with glazing bars and 4 timber cross casements to first floor with leaded lights. Moulded coved jetty and coved eaves cornice below gabled roof. C18 casement in cross wing gable. One sash window with glazing bars to left of door and 2 to first floor added when this service end altered C18. Brick west gable wall, C18 sash windows and C20 dormer in hipped roof. Moulded eaves cornice. 2 C17 ridge stacks. C20 brick east gable with C20 gabled single storey extension. Roof slope at rear continues down to cover C18 additions under catslide roof enclosing projection of cross gable. Cross wing studding exposed on first floor, the gable head brick filled and pierced by one 5-light diamond mullioned window. Weatherboarded and gabled C18 extension abuts cross wing to left at first floor above hipped C20 extension. C20 fenestration to service end. Interior. C19 staircase inserted into screens passage. Timber framing of heavy scantling with middle rails. One 4-centred arched service door into hall, which has C17 re-used bridging beam. Most roofing replaced C18, originally crown post over hall : crown purlin and 1 arched brace survive in east; clasped purlins to collars above and butt purlins below in west half. Cross wing retains single crown post with arched braces to purlin only.
Listing NGR: TM0403186023
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 220572
- 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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