NHER 24957 (Building record) - LeGrys Farm

Farmhouse.
(S1) describes as one storey and dormers, timber framed.
Built around 1600 but older pottery found in garden. Had midwall rail but no braces. All joists and beams stopped. Roof not seen. Conceived from beginning as two storeyed but central beam of hall supported on pilasters, as is central beam of room above. Similar pilasters used in parlour added to Church Farm at same date. In later paper (see file) author suggests house began as screens passage, later converted to lobby entrance. Dates pottery from garden as 13th century onwards.

June 1981. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
17th century timber-frame house. Plastered. Steep black glazed pantile roof with gabled ends. Brick chimney stack off centre with diamond-shaped flues. Two storeys and attic (attic window in gable end). 18/19th century, 3-light casements some with leaded panes. 19th century panelled door with rectangular fanlight in front of chimney stack. Probably 18th century brick wing on north end, one storey and attic, pantile roof with gabled end.
Information from (S2).

3 October 1982.
Sherds from garden, same as those mentioned above?
One Roman greyware.
Twenty-two medieval unglazed.
Fifteen late medieval/transitional.
Vitrified brick fragment.
Twenty stoneware, 16th-19th century.
Eleven clay pipe stems.
Nine more late medieval/transitional.
Sixty glazed red earthenware.
19th-20th century sherds including 1951 Festival of Britain Ware.
Separate collection of eleven more Late medieval/transitional.

1999. Visit by E. Rose (NLA).
This is indeed a very fine example of a late 16th century house on the cross-passage plan; the lobby entrance may be as late as the 18th century. The 'pilasters' mentioned are however part of the main structural posts.
See full report in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 17 November 1999.