Building record 3272/8/1 - No.7 Dychurch Lane (Manor Farmhouse)

Farmhouse. Mid C17 and C19. Regular coursed limestone with original plain-tile roof.

{1} Farmhouse. Mid C17 and C19. Regular coursed limestone with original plain-tile roof. Originally 4-unit plan. 2 storeys. 6-window range of C19 casements under wood lintels. Two C19 panelled doors under wood lintels between window ranges. Brick and stone stacks at ends. Fire insurance plaque to right. Rear has large lateral projecting stack and C19 kitchen extension. Interior has open fireplace with bressumer, spine beams, some panelled window reveals and an early C19 staircase with stick balustrade.

{3} The Inclosure map depicts Manor Farm, but at a very small scale, and unmarked. The farmhouse is recognisable and its main north-south range appears to have extended further south than its current footprint.

{4} Undated photo.

{5} Archaeological building recording survey was undertaken during restoration works. These entailed the replacement of the roof coverings and the rebuilding of the south chimney, as well as minor interior repairs. The roof timbers were shown to be largely hand worked with a large number of 19th-century replacements. There was a 20th-century membrane beneath the clay tiles.
Examination of the chimney stack showed that the lime pointing in the bricks had failed due to weathering, and that limestone blocks beneath the brickwork had been cement rendered in the modern period, protecting the stone from the weather but causing damage due to the unsympathetic material.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 24/6 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G05 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100394.

<3> 1799, Bozeat Inclosure Map (NRO Map 2839), (unchecked) (Map). SNN293.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Bozeat (Photographs). SNN111675.

<5> Martin-Taylor, M, 2022, Historic Building Recording and Historic Building Watching Brief: Manor Farm, 7 Dychurch Lane, Bozeat, Northamptonshire, https://doi.org/10.5284/1117874 (Report). SNN113381.

Record last edited

Jul 23 2024 3:43PM