Nortons Farmhouse
NORTONS FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391300
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Nortons Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- NORTONS FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391300
- Date first listed:
- 22-Mar-2005
- List Entry Name:
- Nortons Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTONS FARMHOUSE
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:
- NORTONS FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Colchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mount Bures
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 90852 31254
Details
MOUNT BURES
986/0/10051 Norton's Farmhouse
II Farmhouse. Late-C17 with mid-C20 rear extension and alterations. Timber-framed and rendered with pitched re-used clay pin tile roof and brick chimneystack. 3-bay, lobby-entry plan.
EXTERIOR: Main elevation has axial stack with linked polygonal flues over lobby entrance with C19 porch that has scalloped bargeboards and ogee arched braces, pair of dormers, C20 windows. Left gable end has long studs, diagonal braces, end plate, collar and principle rafters of A-frame roof exposed. 2 fixed leaded light windows within wooden frames to ground and first floors.
INTERIOR: Ground floor room to west has stopped and chamfered ceiling beam, joists, studs and diagonal braces to walls; English bond brick fireplace with bressumer. 2-bay room to east has inglenook fireplace with thin bricks in stretcher bond; roughly chamfered spine beam with halved and bladed scarf joint above supporting post, chamfered joists; studs and mid-rail at front and rear walls but no framing survives to right gable end. First floor has single room to west with A-frame truss to gable end and stud wall against stack, exposed collars. 2 rooms to east with stud partition with diagonal brace, central room has studs rising from brick massing, and side cupboard with plank door.
A late-C17 farmhouse with a substantial amount of the frame surviving.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 494086
- 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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