Hole Farmhouse (EHER 36424)

Early 16th century timber-framed house.

NRHE data transfer: Hole farm [NAT]. <1> Hole Farm, house and barns. The House was built probably early in the 16th century on a T-shaped plan with the cross-wing at the north end. In the 18th century a wing was added at the back, and on the main or east front the lower storey was re-faced with brick. The upper storey originally projected at the back, but has been underbuilt. One of the two original chimney-stacks is cross-shaped on plan, with a pointed nib in each angle. Inside the building, the beams of the former over-hanging storey are visible and there is a moulded beam in the sitting room. Two oak archways, with four-centred heads, one of them with carved spandrels, remain, but are not in situ. In a room on the first floor is a small arched fireplace with moulded jambs and head, probably of plaster. A room at the north end of the house is lined with early 17th century panelling, and has a fluted frieze; the sitting room contains some panelling of the same date. <2> Hole Farmhouse. Early 16th century timber-framed and plastered house. Grade II. <3>