Mascallsbury (EHER 4381)

A 15th century part timber-framed house, part faced with 19th century brick.

Monument description derived from merging EHER 4381 and 38089. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: A 17th century part timber-framed house, part faced with modern brick. It has two original chimney-stacks. <1> House in fact 15th century and altered and extended in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is timber-framed with a 19th century yellow brick façade. Grade II. <2> According to OS, later modifications have obliterated the original external work. <3> Mascallsbury (NR). <4> A 17th century moated house in good condition though extensively altered, the front was faced with brick in the 19th century. A fragment of the moat remains. Grade II. <5> September 1971. Field visit. Mascallsbury is a private residence, so modified that virtually all the external traces of 17th century work have been obliterated. Published survey (25") revised. <6> May 1976. Field visit. No change. <7> 2010. Watching brief. Archaeological monitoring revealed medieval pits which may predate the existing house. <8> See also: <9>