The Historic Environment Consultancy
HERITAGE STATEMENT
For
Glebe House Hazleton Gloucestershire
National Grid Reference: SP0796718211
Dr Peter Wardle & Colin Lacey BA MSc PIfA
8/Dec/2011
Document Reference Number: 2011/1031 Version 1
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Heritage Statement: Glebe House Hazleton, Gloucestershire SP0796718211 by Dr Peter Wardle & Colin Lacey 8/12/2011 Contents 1. The Basis of the Report ...... 6 2. Introduction ...... 6 2.1 The Client ...... 6 2.2 Confidentiality and Copyright ...... 6 2.3 Site Visit ...... 6 3. Historic Background ...... 9 Kelly’s 1914 ...... 9 4. Archaeological Assessment ...... 9 5. The Building ...... 10 6. The House: Exterior ...... 13 7. House Interior: Ground Floor ...... 19 7.1 Room 1 ...... 19 7.2 Room 2 ...... 21 7.3 Room 3 ...... 22 7.4 Room 4 ...... 24 7.5 Room 5 ...... 27 7.6 Room 6 ...... 30 7.7 Room 7 ...... 31 7.8 Room 8 ...... 32 8. House Interior: First Floor ...... 34 8.1 Room 1 ...... 34 8.2 Room 2 ...... 36 8.3 Room 3 ...... 37 8.4 Room 4 ...... 38 8.5 Room 5 ...... 39 8.6 Room 6 ...... 41 8.7 Room 7 ...... 42 8.8 Room 8 ...... 45 9. House Interior: Second Floor ...... 48 9.1 Room 1 ...... 48 9.2 Room 2 ...... 49 9.3 Room 3 ...... 50 10. The Stables: Exterior ...... 52 10.1 The Listing Description ...... 52 11. The Stables: Interior ...... 56 11.1 Western Stable ...... 56 11.2 Central Stable ...... 57 11.3 Coal Store ...... 58 11.4 Loft ...... 60 12. Historic Photographs of the Building ...... 63 2 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk 12.1 1920s ...... 63 12.2 1950s ...... 64 12.3 1970s ...... 65 12.4 1980s ...... 66 12.5 Undated Images ...... 67 13. The Construction Sequence ...... 69 14. The Condition of The Building ...... 73 English Heritage Risk Scale ...... 73 15. The Importance of The Building ...... 74 The Date of the Building ...... 74 15.1 Rarity ...... 74 15.2 The Importance of Particular Types of Building ...... 74 15.3 The Special Character of the Building ...... 74 16. The Proposals ...... 75 17. Appendix: Historic Maps ...... 76 17.1 Methodology ...... 76 17.2 OS 1:2500 1884 ...... 77 17.3 OS 1:2500 1902 ...... 78 17.4 OS 1:2500 1922 ...... 79 17.5 OS 1:2500 1978 ...... 80 17.6 Modern ...... 81
Table of Figures Figure 1: General Location Plan. Scale 1:10000 ...... 7 Figure 2: Detailed Location Plan (1:1000 @ A4) ...... 8 Figure 3: Ground Floor (not to scale) ...... 11 Figure 4: First Floor (not to scale) ...... 11 Figure 5: Second Floor (not to scale) ...... 12 Figure 6: Phasing based on English Heritage listing description ...... 70 Figure 7: Phase plan based on current evidence ...... 72 Figure 8: 1884 Ordnance Survey map ...... 77 Figure 9: 1902 Ordnance Survey map ...... 78 Figure 10: 1922 Ordnance Survey map ...... 79 Figure 11: 1978 Ordnance Survey map ...... 80 Figure 12: Modern Ordnance Survey map ...... 81
3 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Table of Plates Plate 1: The farm viewed from the south ...... 13 Plate 2: The front (east) elevation ...... 14 Plate 3: Eastern end of north elevation, viewed from churchyard ...... 14 Plate 4: Detail of northern face of building ...... 15 Plate 5: Eastern part, southern elevation ...... 16 Plate 6: Western part, southern elevation ...... 17 Plate 7: Western elevation, eastern part of building, showing porthole & blocked window 18 Plate 8: Passageway between house (right) & stables (left) showing joining structure ...... 18 Plate 9: Eastern aspect, Room 1 ...... 19 Plate 10: Room 1 ...... 19 Plate 11: Room 1 Fireplace with extended side walls ...... 20 Plate 12: Eastern aspect, room 2 ...... 21 Plate 13: Eastern aspect, room 2 ...... 21 Plate 14: Blocked window, northern wall, room 2 ...... 22 Plate 15: Southern aspect, room 3 ...... 22 Plate 16: Eastern aspect, room 3 ...... 23 Plate 17: North aspect, room 3 ...... 23 Plate 18: North aspect, room 4 ...... 24 Plate 19: South aspect, room 4 ...... 24 Plate 20: Porthole window, room 4 ...... 25 Plate 21: Detail of fireplace and range cooker, room 4 ...... 26 Plate 22: Detail of alcove at southern end of room 4 ...... 26 Plate 23: Detail of winder staircase from room 4 to first floor ...... 27 Plate 24: Northern aspect, room 5 ...... 27 Plate 25: Southern aspect, room 5, showing staircase to first floor ...... 28 Plate 26: Storage area beneath staircase ...... 28 Plate 27: Eastern aspect, room 5 ...... 29 Plate 28: Eastern aspect, entrance passageway ...... 29 Plate 29: Northern aspect, room 6 ...... 30 Plate 30: Southern aspect, room 6 ...... 30 Plate 31: Detail of fireplace, room 6 ...... 31 Plate 32: Passageway, room 7 ...... 31 Plate 33: Northern aspect, room 8 ...... 32 Plate 34: Southern aspect, room 8 ...... 33 Plate 35: Eastern aspect, room 8 ...... 33 Plate 36: Eastern stairs from ground floor ...... 34 Plate 37: Stairs to second floor ...... 34 Plate 38: Eastern aspect, room 1 ...... 35 Plate 39: Eastern aspect, box room off of room 1 ...... 35 Plate 40: West aspect, room 2 ...... 36 Plate 41: North aspect, room 2 ...... 37 Plate 42: Eastern aspect, room 3 ...... 37 Plate 43: Eastern aspect, room 4 ...... 38 Plate 44: Southern aspect, room 4 ...... 38 Plate 45: Eastern aspect, room 5 ...... 39 Plate 46: Southern aspect, room 5 ...... 39 Plate 47: Detail of fireplace, room 5 ...... 40 Plate 48: Eastern aspect, room 6 ...... 41 Plate 49: Staircase from ground floor to room 6 ...... 41 Plate 50: Detail of exposed laths, room 6 ...... 42
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1. The Basis of the Report This is a document describing and discussing all aspects of the historic environment (Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings, Ancient Monuments and archaeological sites) in relation to the development proposal at the above location. This follows the principles set out in: Clark,K.,2003, Informed Conservation , English Heritage, London. Planning Policy Statement 5 – Planning For the Historic Environment , English Heritage PPS5 Planning for the Historic Environment: Historic Environment Planning Practice Guide
The basic premise of this is that: All conservation decisions should be based upon research and information. Conservation is about managing change not fossilisation of buildings, land or landscapes.
Other key methodological documents are: English Heritage: Sustaining the Historic Environment English Heritage : Enabling Development
This report should be read in conjunction with the planning and listed building consent applications.
2. Introduction
2.1 The Client This report was commissioned by Julian Philips of Abberley Designs or and on behalf of the building’s owners.
2.2 Confidentiality and Copyright This document is to remain confidential for a period of 12 months or until it forms part of a formal planning application or until otherwise indicated by the client. The copyright of this report belongs to the Historic Environment Consultancy. No liability to third parties is accepted for advice and statements made in this report. Location Site Address: Glebe House Hazleton Post Code GL54 4EB County: Gloucestershire District Cotswold Grid Reference: SP0796718211
The general location is shown in Figure 1 and the specific location in Figure 2.
2.3 Site Visit Dr Peter Wardle visited the site on 17 th June 2011.
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Figure 1: General Location Pl an. Scale 1:10000
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Figure 2: Detailed Location Plan (1:1000 @ A4)
8 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk 3. Historic Background Kelly’s Directory of Gloucestershire 1915 describes Hazleton as follows:
HASELTON, or Hazleton, is a parish and village on the Cotswold Hills, half a mile east of the Cheltenham and Oxford road, 2½ south from Notgrove station on the Banbury and Cheltenham branch of the Great Western Railway, 3 north-west from Northleach, 10 east-by-south from Cheltenham and 12 north from Cirencester, in the Eastern division of the county, Bradley hundred, Northleach petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deaconry of Northleach, archdeaconry of Cirencester and diocese of Gloucester… The soil is clay and loam and the stone underlying is freestone, which is used for building purposes. The chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and roots.
Glebe House has been formerly known as ‘The Old Parsonage’, ‘The Glebe’ and ‘The Glebe Farm’.
The Victoria County History for Gloucestershire mentions Glebe House as follows:
The 12th-century parish church stands in the centre of Hazleton and overlooks a shallow valley to the south. The Glebe House, on a terrace immediately below the churchyard, was originally the rectory house and from the 18th century a farmhouse.
Historic trade directories list the occupants of Glebe House as follows:
Kelly’s 1914 George Wood & James Hall, farmers, The Priory and Glebe farms.
No further entries were recorded in the directories consulted.
4. Archaeological Assessment There are no nearby sites or monuments and thus the proposals are deemed not to be archaeologically significant.
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The building is listed to grade II and the listed building description is as follows:
HAZLETON HAZLETON VILLAGE SP 01 NE 5/48 The Glebe (Formerly listed as 'Old Parsonage, 23.1.52 immediately south of Church') GV II Marked as Old Parsonage on 6in. O.S. map. Detached house. Limestone rubble, facade faced in ashlar, ashlar, concrete stacks. Early-mid C17 block left, triple- gabled block incorporating east end of early core right. Far right-hand gable C19. Early core set back left of gabled extension; 1 1/2 storeys with 3-light hollow moulded stone-mullioned casement to ground floor, C20 plank door left with keystone lintel, 4-pane light left, double-chamfered single light right. Large hipped half dormer lit by two 2-light casements upper left. Triple-gabled extension right; 2½ storeys, two and three-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements, some C19 some with stopped hoods. Hollow-moulded double-chamfered stone-mullioned casement with hood to upper floor of left-hand gable. C17 four-light stone- mullioned casement with transom and king mullion to first floor of central gable with string above. Gable above lit by stone-mullioned cross window with stopped hood. Ground floor window formerly matched first floor window but has had one light and the transom removed. Small C20 light comprising single glass pane left (marking position of former entrance). Gable end and axial stacks with moulded cappings. Large skylight left of hipped dormer. Glazed lantern with pyramidal roof at left end of early core.
Interior; large open fireplace with bressumer and moulded spine beam in early core.
Listing NGR: SP0796718211
The function of the building is a domestic house. The layout of the building is shown in the following plans:
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Figure 3: Ground Floor (not to scale)
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Figure 4: First Floor (not to scale)
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Figure 5: Second Floor (not to scale)
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Plate 1: The farm viewed from the south The building is formed of coursed dressed Cotswold limestone blocks and is constructed on a terrace cut into a hillside.
Both the northern and western walls of the building are located in very close proximity to other structures. To the west, the stable block is located, whereas to the north, a retaining wall divides the property from the churchyard.
The main entrance to the building is on the eastern elevation. This part of the building comprises a full-height section with north-south gabled roof, with a two-storey pent roofed extension to the north. The front door of the property is located at the northern end of the earlier section with a fixed leaded light over. A two light stone mullioned window is located on the first floor above. Both the door and window feature geometric hood mouldings. To the south, vegetation obscures any historic features that may be present.
The extension features a single casement window on the first floor and a stone mullioned two light window on the ground floor.
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Plate 2: The front (east) elevation
Plate 3: Eastern end of north elevation, viewed from churchyard A further lean-to extension is present continuing the line of the lean-to roof mentioned above. This is visible to the left of Plate 3 and in detail to the left of Plate 4.
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Plate 4: Detail of northern face of building The building is constructed in various phases, each part being of similar limestone. To the east, the building projects further to the north and south than the part of the building located to the west. The roofs of the various parts of the building are all gabled.
It is of note that the rear of the building does not feature hood mouldings and the general stonework is not dressed, as this elevation is not intended to be seen, although the upper part of the building is plainly visible from the churchyard.
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Plate 5: Eastern part, southern elevation A number of the windows on the eastern part of the building are fitted with hood mouldings. The window surrounds are of finely dressed Cotswold limestone and feature chamfered stone mullions and transoms where the size of the window dictates their necessity. The panes themselves are largely held in iron frames within the stonework.
The eastern part of the building comprises three north-south gables. These feature raised end walls. The central gable is higher than the flanking examples and a central window to the attic can be seen. Below this window, a string course is present which does not extend over the other gables. The building beneath the eastern gable houses tall, thin windows, whereas other windows in this wall are wider. A small ventilator is present towards the apex of the eastern gable.
The ground floor window beneath the western gable is offset to the west, allowing for the insertion of a small rectangular window to its east.
Between the western and central first floor windows of the eastern part of the building, an ‘S’-shaped iron wall tie can be seen. Below and to the east, two round-headed ties are present. These are painted grey.
Hood mouldings are present over the outer first floor windows, the central second floor window and the eastern ground floor window.
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Plate 6: Western part, southern elevation The roof of the building is of stone slates, punctuated by Cotswold stone chimneys. Modern ‘Velux’-type windows are present to the north and south of the western part of the building and a double windowed hipped dormer is located on the southern side of the western part of the building.
A small lantern is present at the western end of the western part of the building. This features a gabled tiled roof, square in form. Windows are present in the north and south sides.
Plate 7 below depicts the western side of the eastern part of the building where it joins the narrower western part. There is a narrow first floor window. On the ground floor, a hood moulding marks the location of a now infilled window. The moulding is partially covered by the western part of the building indicating the eastern part was constructed before the west.
In the lower part of the blocking of the window, a small round porthole style window is present.
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Plate 7: Western elevation, eastern part of building, showing Plate 8: Passageway between house (right) & stables (left) showing porthole & blocked window joining structure
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7.1 Room 1 Room 1 is a kitchen located at the western end of the house.
Plate 9: Eastern aspect, Room 1
Plate 10: Room 1 The walls of this room are of bare limestone, repointed with cement mortar. The ceiling is of modern sheet material and the floor is of ceramic quarry tiles. A planked door in
19 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk the western wall leads to the passage between the house and stables. This door has a window in its upper part and is considered to be 19th -20 th century in date. A window is present at the western end of the southern wall.
A doorway at the northern end of the eastern wall leads into room 2. The thickness of the wall is apparent and a timber lintel with traces of whitewash is installed over the doorway. Adjacent to the south, a large inglenook fireplace is noted, containing a modern boiler. The fireplace has a substantial oak lintel. A partial wall of limestone blocks extends the northern wall of the fireplace into the room, possibly installed as a windbreak from the adjacent door. This is clearly a later addition.
At the southern end of the fireplace, a brick oven is located. This has a thin timber lintel and a firing hole below. Red bricks are used in the structure of the oven and are considered to be a 19 th -20 th century addition / repair. To the south of the fireplace, a modern door is fitted over the resultant alcove, behind which a modern lavatory is located.
Plate 11: Room 1 Fireplace with extended side walls
Adjacent to the door in the western wall, timber shelves are fitted. These are supported on wooden and wrought iron brackets, thought to be no later than the late 19 th century in origin. A flight of modern timber stairs in the northwest corner of the room give access to the first floor.
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Plate 12: Eastern aspect, room 2 An alcove is present at the western end of room 2, formed by a dogleg in the southern wall. Coat hooks are present in this alcove.
Plate 13: Eastern aspect, room 2 By its thickness and construction from machine-sawn softwood, it is clear that the partition wall separating room 2 from room 3 is modern in origin.
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Plate 14: Blocked window, northern wall, room 2 A blocked window is present in the northern wall of room 2. This is has a wide sill and is fitted with a mirror and coat hooks.
7.3 Room 3
Plate 15: Southern aspect, room 3 A substantial beam runs east-west through room 3. The beam is hand-sawn, suggesting a date of pre 1840, when mechanically sawn wood became common. The floor is of the same quarry tiles / flags as found in room 1 and room 2, and the window located in the southern wall features stone mullions to which iron frames are fitted.
22 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk The presence of a number of runs of water pipe, a modern sink to the west of the window and a hot water geyser suggest this room may have been a kitchen or scullery in the past. Skirting estimated to be 20 th century in origin is present across the eastern wall.
Plate 16: Eastern aspect, room 3 In the eastern wall, an opening is present running through to room 4. A fitted cabinet is present here with drawers and sliding doors, accessible from both rooms 3 and 4. Further fitted cupboards are present on the eastern and northern walls. The cupboards are likely to be contemporary with the partition between rooms 2 and 3.
Plate 17: North aspect, room 3 The walls and ceiling of the room are rendered, obscuring any further historic detail, however the sides of the window recess on the southern wall have been left as bare stone.
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Plate 18: North aspect, room 4 The floor of room 4 is of quarry tiles / flags. The walls and ceiling are rendered, obscuring any historic detail which may be present. At the northern end of the room, an east-west timber beam forms a lintel for a stone mullioned window and an opening to a winder staircase leading to the first floor. A further exposed beam is present further south and a third boxed-in beam is located to the south. 19 th -20 th century skirting is present around the walls.
Plate 19: South aspect, room 4 This room and all subsequent southern rooms (6 and 8) extend further south than the previous rooms (1-3). The wall line of the western rooms is marked in this room by the presence of a short wall protruding from the eastern wall to the south of the chimneybreast. At the southern end of the room, this forms a small alcove area to the east. This features a pair of recesses in its eastern and southern walls. Both recesses have exposed stone quoins. The southern recess houses a horizontal window, whereas
24 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk the eastern recess is blank and fitted with a modern shelf. The reverse of the cupboard linking this room with room 3 is noted in the western wall.
The height of the recess housing the range cooker suggest that it was initially constructed with a range in mind – likely to have been a solid fuel cast iron range, popular from the nineteenth century onwards. Older fireplaces into which range cookers have been inserted are largely wider and shorter in height. A small section of protruding brick / stonework is noted at the southern end of the fireplace opening. This has been painted.
In the alcove between the fireplace and protruding wall, a storage cupboard is located. This and the room itself have panelled timber doors likely to date from the 19 th -20 th centuries.
Plate 20: Porthole window, room 4 At the southern end of the western wall, a round ‘porthole’ window is noted. This is square framed internally and the opening clearly shows the thickness of the wall at this point. Its purpose is unknown.
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Plate 21: Detail of fireplace and range cooker, room 4 Plate 22: Detail of alcove at southern end of room 4
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Plate 23: Detail of winder staircase from room 4 to first floor
7.5 Room 5 Room 5 is located north of room 6 and east of room 4. The room is in a section of the building that projects to the north. It has one small window in the northern wall, through which relatively little light passes owing to the proximity of the retaining wall for the churchyard bank.
Plate 24: Northern aspect, room 5 A chamfered east-west beam is present, again of hand-sawn timber so likely to predate 1840.
27 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk e Plate 25: Southern aspect, room 5, showing staircase to first floor At the south of the room, a further hand-sawn beam is located, supported on a post towards its western end. Beyond these timbers, a hallway and modern staircase to the first floor are located, beneath which modern shelving and storage space is located. Coinciding with the timbers, the floor level steps up to the south a small amount. The stairs are constructed from machine cut soft woods and the change in levels suggests a later early twentieth century date.
To the right of Plate 25, a service bell can be seen. This is considered to relate to a bell pull in room 6.
Plate 26: Storage area beneath staircase
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Plate 27: Eastern aspect, room 5 At the eastern end of room 5, a modern sliding door opens into room 7. To the south, a passageway runs east to the front door of the building. The passageway has a tiled floor with decorative patterning.
Plate 28: Eastern aspect, entrance passageway
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Plate 29: Northern aspect, room 6 The door to the room is half panelled, with the upper half glazed.
Plate 30: Southern aspect, room 6
30 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk The window in the southern wall of room 6 has a stone mullioned surround in which iron frames are fitted, each comprising four panes arranged vertically. The central window comprises a side-hung casement whereas the flanking windows are fixed.
Plate 31: Detail of fireplace, room 6 North of centre of the western wall, a chimneybreast and fireplace are located. The fireplace features glazed tiles forming the surround and hearth. The mantle is a 19 th century example, painted black. The recess south of the fireplace is deeper than that to the north. North of the fireplace (right of Plate 31), a service bell pull is noted, likely to relate to the bell found in room 5.
7.7 Room 7 Room 7 is subdivided into a passageway and a larger room. The passageway runs north to the northern wall and has a narrow stone window with single pane side-hung iron casement. Adjacent to this window, the eastern wall has a tapered butler sink installed with taps over. The opposite wall features a high-level shelf. The style of the brackets suggests a 19 th - mid 20 th century date.
Plate 32: Passageway, room 7 The floor of room 7 is of 20 th century tiles. The main part of the room is used as a bathroom, with modern WC, washbasin, bath and shower cubicle. No features of historic interest are visible in this room. 31 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk 7.8 Room 8 This room is located in the southeast corner of the ground floor and is accessed via a door in its northern wall, leading from the hallway.
Plate 33: Northern aspect, room 8 The door to room 8 is again panelled, suggesting a 19 th century date. The walls and ceiling are rendered, obscuring any historic detail. The floor is boarded, indicating this room is unlikely to have had a service role.
A shallow chimneybreast is present in the eastern wall with a fireplace of dressed stone blocks, considered to be a 20 th century replacement. The southern wall features a window with stone mullions and transoms. The window is divided into four parts – two small lights over a fixed light and side-hung casement, both in iron frames. 19 th -20 th century skirting is present around the walls.
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Plate 34: Southern aspect, room 8 A recess is present in the western wall, obscured by furniture. The extent of this recess is unknown.
Plate 35: Eastern aspect, room 8
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8.1 Room 1
Plate 36: Eastern stairs from ground floor Plate 37: Stairs to second floor
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Plate 38: Eastern aspect, room 1 There is a change in level towards the east of the landing. A small flight of steps leads up to doors to room 3 to the north, a small box room due east of the landing and room 4 to the south.
Coinciding with the level change, the landing area narrows slightly and a boxed-in joist is present over the staircase. The floor is carpeted concealing any historic detail. Skirting is present around the room. Doors off of the landing are panelled with 18 th – 19 th century moulded frames.
Plate 39: Eastern aspect, box room off of room 1 The eastern end of room 1 features an 18 th -19 th century panelled partition with central doorway, forming a box room. The door is absent, although the locations of the hinges are clearly visible as unpainted areas on the frame. This suggests the door was removed fairly recently. The room has shelves fitted to its north and south walls and a window to the east with window seat recess. The window itself has a stone mullioned frame with a pair of iron framed casements. Skirting is present around the room. No further historic features are noted.
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Plate 40: West aspect, room 2 The bathtub and washbasin are of early 20 th century date and a modern hot water cylinder is present at the western end of the room. Modern pipework pipe work runs around the north and west walls.
A planked and ledged door in the western wall opens onto a narrow corridor with steps up to the western landing area. This door is considered older than the panelled doors found elsewhere in the property and may be original. A further door is present at the eastern end of the southern wall, leading to room 1.
The northern wall features a stone-mullioned window again with a window seat recess. The window consists of a central fixed light with a side-hung casement on either side.
Two east-west beams are present in the ceiling of the room. One is located slightly south of centre and the other at the head of the southern wall of the room. Both beams are hand-sawn.
The eastern wall of the room is somewhat thicker at its lowest part than it is further up. A clear step is visible.
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Plate 41: North aspect, room 2 8.3 Room 3
Plate 42: Eastern aspect, room 3 Room 3 houses a lavatory and is located to the north of room 1. The slope of the roof of this part of the building is visible in the line of the ceiling. A single side-hung casement window is present in the eastern wall. A low modern skirting is present.
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Plate 43: Eastern aspect, room 4 Room 4 is a bedroom at the southeast corner of the first floor. The floor is carpeted and the walls and ceiling rendered and painted. A low skirting considered to be modern in origin runs around the walls. The eastern wall has a chimneybreast slightly south of centre. It is likely that a fireplace was once present in this location, however no such structure or opening is present.
Plate 44: Southern aspect, room 4 A stone-mullioned window is present in the southern wall with a pair of side-hung casements.
No timbers are visible in the ceiling of the room, however the slope of the roof can be seen at the head of the western wall.
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Plate 45: Eastern aspect, room 5 Room 5 has a panelled door leading from room 1. Two hand-sawn beams are present running east-west across the ceiling. The floor is boarded.
Plate 46: Southern aspect, room 5 The window in the southern wall features stone mullions and transoms and is fitted with iron frames. The window also features a recessed seat. 39 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk
Plate 47: Detail of fireplace, room 5 A fireplace is present in the west wall. This features a painted wooden surround and a cast iron insert, considered to be 19 th century in origin.
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Plate 48: Eastern aspect, room 6 Plate 49: Staircase from ground floor to room 6
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Rooms 2, 7 and 8 are reached from room 6. A passageway runs from the bathroom (room 2) as noted above. Steps in this passageway, and further steps to room 8 and the staircase to the ground floor indicate the floor level in rooms 6 and 7 is somewhat higher than its surrounding areas.
Plate 50: Detail of exposed laths, room 6 The ceiling in the passageway from room 2 is degraded in places, with a patch of plaster missing in the ceiling, revealing its lath construction.
8.7 Room 7 Room 7 is a bedroom located to the south of room 6. The floor is boarded and the walls and ceiling are rendered and painted.
Plate 51: Northern aspect, room 7
42 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk The north-south line of the room is staggered, reflecting the changing wall thickness to the east and the end of the projecting section of the building to the west, in which this room is situated. At the head of the western wall, the distal ends of principal rafters are noted, however these have been rendered and painted, obscuring any details.
Plate 52: Southern aspect, room 7 The window at the southern end of the room features a stone mullioned surround with iron framed windows within.
Plate 53: Detail of window, room 7
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Plate 54: Detail of fireplace, room 7 A fireplace is located at the northern end of the room and features a 19 th century cast iron arched bedroom insert with a timber surround.
Plate 55: Distal end of timber visible in eastern wall, room 7 The distal end of a timber beam is visible in the eastern wall, towards the south of the room. The nature and purpose of this timber is unknown, although it appears to be a quartered log, owing to its curved face.
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Plate 56: Detail of roof structure over room 7 The roof timbers were viewed through the loft hatch at the northern end of the room. Those viewed were entirely machine-sawn, indicating a date of post 1840. The yellow timbers in Plate 56 are clearly softwood, which began to be commonly imported to the UK in around 1840. This suggests this part of the building was re-roofed in the late 19 th – 20 th century.
8.8 Room 8 Room 8 is located to the west of room 7. It is clear that the roof level is lower in this part of the building than in others as the room is located partially in the roof space. Owing to this, a number of roof timbers are visible however the majority are obscured by modern finishes.
Plate 57: Western aspect, room 8 Purlins are visible running east-west along the length of the room. The stepped section at the western end of the room relates to a chimneybreast, into which a rough stone 45 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk fireplace incorporating some timbers is set. Principal rafters visible to the north and south are of machine-sawn timber whereas the purlins are a mixture of hand-sawn and machine-sawn.
Plate 58: Northern aspect, room 8 The purlin at the northern end of the room is formed from two hand-sawn timbers, joined to a machine-sawn principal rafter. The eastern purlin is higher than the southern. This is thought likely to reflect the level of the door to room 6 and the adjacent roof window. Should this be the case, the timber is considered to have been installed in this location in the 20 th century. Empty sockets are noted in the western purlin suggesting re-use.
Plate 59: Southern aspect, room 8
46 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk At the southern side of the room, the roof truss noted on the north bisects two windows.
Plate 60: Detail of roof timber joints, room 8 Left: Southern principal rafter. Right: Northern principal rafter
Plate 61: Detail of marks inscribed in timber, room 8 These marks may be carpenters’ assembly marks or may have a ritual purpose.
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9.1 Room 1
Plate 62: Eastern aspect, room 1 Room 1 is a landing area on the second floor. The walls are panelled, with the panelling considered to date from the 19 th – 20 th century.
A balustrade with square sectioned balusters is present at the head of the staircase.
To the east of the landing area, a built-in cupboard is located.
Room 2 to the north is one step down from the landing level, whereas room 3 to the south is two steps higher.
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Plate 63: Northern aspect, room 2 Room 2 is located to the north of the building and houses three large modern water tanks. It is likely this room was once a bedroom, possibly for servants. A window is located in the northern wall. Double purlins are present running along the north-south pitch of the roof. These are hand-sawn and therefore likely to pre-date 1840.
Plate 64: Southern aspect, room 2 The partition between rooms 1 and 2 coincides with a roof truss. The partition is planked on the northern side. A door is located to the eastern side of the partition.
An original highly curved collar is present, to the south of which, a more recent, probably 19 th century, truss has been installed. This newer truss is joined via bolts and iron strapping.
49 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk The door visible in Plate 64, stored in room 2, is possibly that which has been removed from the box room on the first floor.
Plate 65: Eastern aspect, room 2 A small partition is present to the east of the door inside room 2. This is likely to be a cupboard now missing its door.
9.3 Room 3
Plate 66: North aspect, room 3 The roof structure in room 3 is similar to that of room 2. A truss is located partway along the length of the room again utilising a heavily curved collar. A further straight collar is present above the curved timber. Aside from a pair of posts supporting the lower purlins, all other structural timbers are obscured behind modern finishes.
50 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk A window is present centrally to the southern gable.
Plate 67: Western aspect, room 3
Plate 68: Southern aspect, room 3
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10.1 The Listing Description HAZLETON HAZLETON VILLAGE SP 01 NE 5/49 Stable attached to The Glebe GV II Stable with loft over. Late C18-early C19. Thinly bedded limestone, dressed stone quoins. Stone slate on roof pitch facing churchyard, concrete tiles on opposite side. Rectangular plan.
Two stable doors within segmental-headed surrounds. Four single lights to ground floor. Stone steps up to plank door to loft towards right-hand end. Three rows of pigeon holes with projecting landings below, right of doorway. Small window below eaves left. Blocked pitching window far left. Square block sundial set at angle at south-west corner. Two-light window within segmental headed surround at left gable end. Flat coping at gable ends.
Three small skylights in south facing roof pitch. Two C20 skylights in north roof pitch. Interior not inspected.
Plate 69: South elevation, stables The stable building is again constructed of Cotswold limestone with dressed quoins around doors and windows. These quoins are of a more yellow stone than the grey of the walls. The roof of the building is gabled, with projecting walls.
The front of the stables is to the south. Two ground floor doors are present, offset to the west. Both doors are planked and ledged split stable doors and have cambered lintels. A flight of stone steps east of the easternmost door leads to a first floor door. Further east, dove holes with external perching courses are present.
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Two cross-shaped iron ties are located either side of the eastern ground floor door.
Plate 70: Detail of blocked first floor window above western door, stables
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Plate 71: Detail of structure joining the house (right) to the stables (left)
Plate 72: North elevation, stables, viewed from churchyard On the rear of the stables, a single ground floor window is noted towards the east of centre. A single roof light is also present.
Examination of the west elevation of the stables shows the change in ground level. A flight of stone steps is located along the wall of the building to compensate. A single first floor window is present in the gable.
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Plate 73: West elevation, stables Plate 74: Detail of steps compensating for level change, west wall of stables
55 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk 11. The Stables: Interior The interior of the stables is divided into four parts: Two stables situated at the western end and the centre of the building, a coal store to the east and a loft over the entire structure. 11.1 Western Stable
Plate 75: Northern aspect, western stable The internal walls of the western stable are largely whitewashed. The stonework is not dressed as well as that on the outside. The dividing wall between the stable areas is constructed of thin stone blocks arranged in courses. The floor is of modern concrete and timbers supporting the first floor make up the ceiling of the room. A substantial hand-sawn beam runs east-west, supporting machine-sawn joists running north-south. The floor above is boarded with the underside of the boards remaining visible from below.
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Plate 77: Detail of ceiling structure, western stable
11.2 Central Stable
Plate 78: Eastern end of central stable The central stable has a low partition wall to the east, with a central timber door. This is considered to be for livestock containment purposes.
Joists over the central stable are again machine-sawn, with cross-braces towards the east. The joists run north-south at the eastern end of the building, although to the west, a heavy rough-sawn timber beam breaks the line of joists, with subsequent timbers running east-west from this timber to the western wall. The beam is supported by a curved timber post. The post has an empty mortice joint halfway along, suggesting it is a reused timber. 57 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk
Plate 79: Southern aspect, central stable
11.3 Coal Store
Plate 80: Door to coal store
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Plate 81: Southern aspect, coal store The walls of the coal store are not painted, giving an impression of the construction of this part of the building. Hand-sawn heavily degraded north-south joists are supported on a hand-sawn east-west beam reinforced by three modern machine-sawn timber beams. These are present to support a water tank situated on the first floor. A crude internal wooden shutter is present over the window in the coal store and a low timber partition is situated to the north, possibly installed as a livestock stall or for separating coal and timber.
Plate 82: Western aspect, coal store
59 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk 11.4 Loft The loft is divided into two sections – a larger area over the stables and a smaller section over the coal store. The sections are divided by a rendered and painted stone wall with a central door opening. There is also a change in floor level at this point with the area over the coal shed being higher than the remainder of the loft.
Plate 83: Western aspect, roof structure, loft The roof structure of the loft is comprised largely of modern machine-sawn timbers supported on older trusses with hand-sawn double purlins. The presence of these modern timbers and felt beneath the tiles suggests the roof was replaced at some point in the 20 th century.
Plate 84: Western aspect, loft The western part of the loft is used for storage, with stored items obscuring any further historic detail.
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Plate 85: Loft dividing wall viewed from east The wall dividing the loft spaces is rendered on its eastern side although left plain to the west. The door opening has a substantial timber lintel.
Plate 86: Opening between east and west parts of loft, viewed from west
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Plate 87: Southern aspect, eastern section of loft, showing water tank The southern part of the eastern section of the loft houses a large modern water tank into which rainwater is fed from the guttering of the roof. The walls in this part of the building are rendered and painted. The roof has again been replaced with the southern purlins also being replaced with hand-sawn timber. To the north, the upper purlin remains, formed from a substantial hand-sawn timber beam.
Plate 88: Detail of roof structure over eastern partition of loft
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12.1 1920s
Plate 89: Southern aspect in 1921 / 1922 The dormer window on the western section of the building had not been constructed at this point. The windows on eastern gable are sash windows and thus the stone mullioned windows post date 1922.
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Plate 90: Stable steps, 28th November 1954 The above image shows that the steps leading to the barn loft were already well worn in 1954.
Plate 91: Detail of eastern end of building 19 th April 1957
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Plate 92: The house viewed from the south, 1975 The roof light at the western end of the house is smaller than the current window. Also the current structure joining the house to the stables is present.
Plate 93: The farm viewed from the south, 2 nd December 1976
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Plate 94: Eastern elevation, 2 nd December 1976 In the above image, north of the door, a small section of the wall is darker than the rest. This may be a repair effected with brick instead of stone.
12.4 1980s
Plate 95: Aerial views, 1986
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Plate 96: Range cooker The range cooker is likely to be located in ground floor room 4, in the location of the current range. The fire surround depicted has been removed.
Plate 97: Western elevation, east part of building
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Plate 98: Oblique aerial view, post 1948
Plate 99: Eastern aspect with different light over door
68 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk 13. The Construction Sequence As there are no breaks or joins visible in the walls of the building, the structure has been phased by examining its plan form, taking note of observations made during the site visit.
The English Heritage listing description states that the western part of the building is the oldest, the ‘historic core’, being constructed in the early to mid 17 th century. The central gable is stated as being constructed in the 17 th century and the eastern gable is said to be 19 th century in origin. The phasing from the listing description is shown overleaf in Figure 6.
On examination of the physical evidence, this phasing is considered inaccurate owing to the following:
The western part of the building is constructed over a hood moulding from a filled-in window on the western wall of the eastern part of the building (see ‘A’ on Plate 100). It must therefore post-date this section.
B
A
Plate 100: Detail of join between eastern and western parts of the building This also suggests the southern part of the western gable housing the kitchen was constructed prior to the western part of the building. This is not thought to be an original part of the structure owing to the misalignment of walls at first floor level (B on Plate 100:
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Figure 6: Phasing based on English Heritage listing description Red = 17 th century, blue = 19 th century, no hatching = unphased by listing description
70 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk A revised phasing of the building based on current evidence is as follows:
Phase 1: Original The original 17 th century part of the building is considered to be the central part of the eastern section, housing rooms 4, 5 and 6. This part of the building features a continuous gable running north-south. The building is thought to have, formed a ‘T’-shaped plan form. It is thought that the main entrance to the building would have been the door from the hall to the staircase in room 5. It is likely that a fireplace would have been located in the current location of the staircase, utilising the reverse of the chimneybreast to which the kitchen range is currently fitted. Stairs to the first floor are likely to have taken the form of a winder staircase, probably located in the northwest corner of room 5 although it may have been located south of the fireplace at the western side of room 4.
Phase 2: 17 th Century The southern part of the kitchen, room 4, is considered to be the second phase of construction. As mentioned above, when viewed externally, its western wall is not aligned with the wall to the north, indicating it was not constructed at the same time. This part of the building originally had a large window in its western wall with a hood moulding over, the latter still partially visible.
Phase 3: 17th Century Phase 3 involved the infilling of the window noted above and the construction of the western part of the building. This part of the structure as noted previously is built over the northern end of the hood moulding, meaning it must post-date phase 2. The inglenook fireplace in room 1, the western room of this phase, is clearly of an early date and therefore this section of the building is still considered to be 17 th century, in keeping with English Heritage’s listing description although later in the century than suggested.
Phase 4: 19 th Century It appears that the next phase of construction occurred in the 19 th century with the addition of the easternmost gable at the eastern end of the property. This is in agreement with English Heritage.
Phase 5: 19 th Century The lean-to structure to the north of phase 4 is considered later, owing to the differing line of its eastern wall and the distinctly different nature of its roof.
Phase 6: 19 th Century To the north of phase 5, a small lean-to structure is present. The roof of this part of the building continues the slope of the roof of the phase 5 building. It has been phased as later than phase 5 as it would have been more practical to build phase 5 larger in the first instance rather than construct a projecting section with minimal gain of internal floor area such as that found in phase 6.
Phase 7: Mid 20 th Century This phase is not illustrated on the accompanying figure as it is only visible on the first floor. The dormer present in room 8 is not depicted on a historic photograph dated to 1921-2 and its style makes it likely to be a mid 20th century, pre 1960s addition.
Unphased, post phase 3 The staircases to the north and east of the building cannot be precisely phased. The eastern staircase is considered more recent owing to its position – this area is likely to have held a fireplace in the original building layout and would therefore not have had a staircase in this location.
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Figure 7: Phase plan based on current evidence
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14. The Condition of The Building In 1998 English Heritage launched a new strategy for dealing with Listed Buildings which were at Risk in “Buildings at Risk – A new Strategy ”. This document sets out how the degree of risk that a building is subject to can be analysed. In every case a “vacant” building is the high risk category for each condition stage. English Heritage in “Buildings at Risk – A new Strategy define the following categories of condition. The following table compares the current situation. The building suffered damage following flash flooding in 2007 and has been unoccupied since.
Very Bad means a building where there has been: Criterion Current Situation structural failure or instability (where applicable) No a loss of significant areas of roof covering - Some poor valley work leading to major deterioration of the interior No or where there has been a major fire or No other disaster affecting most of the building. Yes - flooding Poor means a building or structure with deteriorating masonry Yes and/or leaking roof Yes and/or defective rainwater goods, Yes accompanied by rot outbreaks within the building Unclear General deterioration of most elements of the building fabric Yes including external joinery Yes Fair means Structurally Sound Yes Minor Repairs required Yes Shows signs of a lack of general maintenance Yes Good means Structurally Sound Yes Weather tight Yes No Significant Repairs Needed No
Thus the condition of the building is therefore at best poor decaying into very bad and has clearly gone beyond the fair stage. The following chart shows how the different risk categories are defined.
English Heritage Risk Scale
The building is therefore in a poor condition. As the building is not occupied the building, in English Heritage terms, is at risk. English Heritage also suggest that the rate of decay must be considered. In this case there is a real risk of rapid decay and in particular vandalism occurring.
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15. The Importance of The Building The purpose of this section is to establish why a building is listed and thus help define the special character of the building.
The Date of the Building The DCMS 2010 document “ Principles of Selection for Listing Buildings ” states the reasons why buildings are listed. The date of a building is the simplest and most objective way of deciding if a building should be listed:
A key criterion is date which is as follows:
• before 1700, all buildings that contain a significant proportion of their original fabric are listed; • from 1700 to 1840, most buildings are listed; • after 1840, because of the greatly increased number of buildings erected and the much larger numbers that have survived, progressively greater selection is necessary; • particularly careful selection is required for buildings from the period after 1945; • buildings of less than 30 years old are normally listed only if they are of outstanding quality and under threat.
The earliest parts of the building are dated to the early to mid seventeenth century and thus it is very likely that this building meets the listing criteria.
15.1 Rarity This building is a house and as such is a relatively common type.
15.2 The Importance of Particular Types of Building English Heritage has produced “Selection Guides” for different types of building. The relevant ones are: Vernacular Houses – Domestic Buildings 1 Town Houses – Domestic Buildings 2 Suburban and Country Houses – Domestic Buildings 3
15.3 The Special Character of the Building This building has evolved over time and contains many alterations including many carried out in the last 50 years. As such there is no clear simple special character of the building. Instead there is the overall impression, externally, of a Cotswold Stone Historic Farm House. Internally there are few rooms which retain their original Georgian or Victorian plan forms.
What there is are historic features in some rooms such as: 1. Stone Mullioned windows 2. Fireplaces 3. Beams
There are some clear detracting elements such as the main staircase and hall wall with little natural light and the partition to create a corridor at ground level with the sliding glass door.
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1. Acceptable and convenient sanitation facilities 2. A reordering of the room lay out so for example a bathroom is not in effect being used as a corridor 3. A more satisfactory position of the stairs.
In the case of the stairs it can be seen that these are a relatively recent addition and are unlikely to have been in their present location until the late nineteenth century.
The construction of a small extension on the northern elevation means that a bathroom can be added which in turn reduces the need for internal alterations to the historic fabric of the building. The relatively recent lean to extensions at present are a detracting element in the appearance of the north elevation and thus the proposal will be an aesthetic improvement to the north elevation.
Plate 101: The detracting lean to extensions on the northern elevation In the context of a building at risk following a catastrophic flash flood, which has meant that the building has been unoccupied since, the proposals should be regarded as acceptable. In particular the relatively small scale of the alterations, even with the high repair costs, means that this building can be brought back into beneficial use without having to resort to an enabling development.
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17.1 Methodology A variety of maps are presented in the map regression analysis that have been obtained, copied and digitised in a variety of ways and in addition certain conventions have been chosen. The following paragraphs list these conventions.
Map Date The published map date is used.
Scale The map has been rescaled to 1:1000 when the map is detailed enough to warrant this. This is achieved by applying a change of scale factor to the published scale. For maps that have been photographed a similar method is used but by measuring a distance on the historic map compared to a measured map. Such scaling is marked “approximate scaling” that is the scaling is within +10%. Where a map cannot be scaled with certainty within +10% it is marked “not to scale”.
For smaller scales the maps are rescaled to approximately 1:2500 or 1:5000.
Distortion Where a map has been distorted by photography or similar the map is corrected using photo-rectification software where this assists the interpretation of the map.
Locations of the Buildings It is conventional to mark the location of the building or site by edging the boundaries in red. This convention is not followed, as by definition it will obscure the mapping of the boundaries. Instead there are arrows that point to the position of the building.
GIS corrected Maps The use of digital historic maps which have been corner corrected so that they fit OS digital data are avoided as far as possible.
Map North Maps are presented with North at the top of the page. No correction is made so that the maps line up with Grid North not true North.
Errors We regularly come across errors in mapping. These are discussed in the text and how we have investigated them.
Overlays Where a map is overlaid onto OS data this is to be regarded as indicative not exact. The maps are adjusted so that the detail that is being considered matches OS data this will include: 1. Correct so that the historic map is orientated on grid north.
2. Scale
No attempt is made to correct for map projection.
Abbreviations OS Ordnance Survey 76 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 F01491 875239 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk 17.2 OS 1:2500 1884
Figure 8: 1884 Ordnance Survey map The building is largely in its current form, without the structure linking the house with the stables. To the northeast, an indentation in the northern wall line is noted.
The property is referred to as ‘Old Parsonage’ although only part of the name is visible in the above image.
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Figure 9: 1902 Ordnance Survey map The building remains in its previous form except a structure has now been constructed bridging the gap between house and stables. This, unlike the current structure, runs the entire width of the building.
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Figure 10: 1922 Ordnance Survey map The form of the building is slightly different with there being no indent in the exterior northern wall.
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Figure 11: 1978 Ordnance Survey map There is no change in the layout of the buildings. The property is now named ‘The Glebe Farm’.
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Figure 12: Modern Ordnance Survey map The layout of the buildings is as currently found although the joining structure between stables and house, whilst depicted, is not correctly shown.
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