The Friary

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

LITTLE MARLOW MARLOW ROAD SU 88 NE (YELL END) 5/92 The Friary II GV House. Late C16-C17, altered, with C20 extensions to far end. Right side and rear gable are timber framed with whitewashed brick and render infill; left side and front gable are roughcast and whitewashed, the front with painted timbering. Old tile roof, rebuilt brick chimney to left side of front bay. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Front gable has C20 leaded casements, single light to ground floor and cross casement above. Right side is irregular, with blind bay to left, off-centre C20 board door and C20 3-light leaded casement, and 2 C20 rectangular bay windows with wooden lights to right. 2 gabled dormers to right with wooden casements. Extensions to far end are half-timbered. Interior has timber framing with curved wall braces and wind braces. Irregular floor joists, the front bay with stop-chamfered joists and jewel-stop to heavy chamfered spine. Heavy joists in second bay. Upper room at far end has one long irregularly curving brace from floor to purlin, similar to a slight cruck.

Listing NGR: SU8883488097

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1606 IOE Records taken by Chris Pooley; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Chris Pooley. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project