Ramseys (EHER 38134)

15th century timber-framed house. A 2002 dendrochronology analysis revealed a date for the timbers of 1280-1325, indicating a possible earlier date for the building.

House of the 15th century. It is timber-framed and plastered, with clay machine-made roof tiles. The house is of T-plan form with a single aisled hall, now of one storey and attics and two storey crosswing at the south end. This was formerly jettied and has a half-hipped end on the front. The rear of its roof was formerly hipped with a gablet but is now connected to a large 20th century two storeyed extension. The front of the hall roof has two gabled dormers and its north end is gabled where there is a single storey 20th century extension with a gabled peg tile roof. There is a small north gable wall stack and modern stack against south flank or crosswing. The windows are 20th century timber casements with central horizontal glazing bars. The crosswing has soffit tenoned floor joists, large arch bracing on the wall facing the hall, jowled posts and cambered tie beam. Some remnants of diamond mullioned windows survive here and in the back wall of the aisle. <1> 2002. Dendrochronology. The analysis revealed a date for the timbers of 1280-1325. <2> See also: <3>