Parkgate Farmhouse (EHER 29616)

15th century cross wing house with a central hall and 16th or early 17th century structural alterations. Modern additions at the back of the house.

NRHE data transfer: Parkgate Farmhouse [NAT]. <1> Parkgate Farmhouse. House of the 15th century or earlier with later additions and alterations. RCHM 12. Grade II. <2> Parkgate Farm, house, about 1 mile south-west of the church, was built in the 15th century, with a central hall and cross-wings at the north and south ends. In the 16th or early 17th century an upper floor was inserted in the hall, and a projecting chimney-stack added on the north side of the north solar wing. There are modern additions at the back. On the west front the upper storey of the south wing projects and is supported by curved brackets; the upper storey north wing originally projected, but has been underbuilt. Inside the building, in the roof of the original hall, is a king-post truss, and all the timbers are blackened with smoke. The roofs of the wings have similar trusses. <3> See also: <4>