Totmans (EHER 37657)
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Summary
Early 16th century or earlier timber-framed house.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 6141 3056 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THAXTED, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
NRHE data transfer:
Totman's Farm [NAT]. <1>
Totman's. Early 16th century or earlier house, extensively altered in the 17th and 20th century. (RCHM 35). Grade II. <2>
Totman's Farm, house, 640 yards south-east of the church, is of L-shaped plan with the wings extending towards the north and east. The north wing is dated 1698, but the east wing is probably of earlier date. The house has been much altered internally and there is a low modern addition on the west side.
The roof of the earlier part is slightly higher than the rest and, at the end of the east wing, the upper storey projects. On the east side of the north wing is a gabled dormer window with a reversed lion and the date 1698 carved in the head.
Inside the building, in the south-west room, one curved brace is visible. The staircase has rounded-headed newels and flat wavy balusters at the top, probably of 1698. <3>
Sources
- <1> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. 1960.
- <2> SEX16240 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Uttlesford. p.56.
- <3> SEX701 Monograph: RCHME. 1916. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume I, North-West. p.316.
Other References
- NRHE identifier: 920092
- National Monuments Record: TL 63 SW 50