NHER 48401 (Building record) - Elmtree Farmhouse

February 1977. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"17th century. Stuccoed timber-framing. Steeply pitched pantile roof with gable ends. Two storeys and attic (attic windows in gable ends). First floor one window. Ground floor two widely spaced windows. Three-light casements. Central simple boarded door with rectangular light above. Central brick chimney stack."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by J. Cullis (HES), 03 January 2020.

May 2008.
Proposed restoration and reorganisation of exsiting farmhouse, and construction of a single storey garden room. This would include the insertion of an east-facing window and the removal of a stud partition.
See (S2) for further information
H. White (NLA) 25 November 2008.

The roof is likely to have once been thatched as suggested by the high eaves, axial chimney stack and steep pitched roof. A dated inscription of 1713 is not a date that reflects the initial phase of building at Elm Tree Farm. It is likely to be a period when alterations were undertaken and porbably included the insertion of new ceilings into the first floor chambers and minor improvements. The hall has been floored over. The type of elaborate dais beam decoration is most commonly found in houses dating from the 1400 to mid 1500s but the same form continues into the late 16th century. It is possible that the timber from this beam has been reused from an earlier building on the site. The wooden screen in the hall is a rare and well preserved feature of early 17th century date. The presence of carpenters marks on the timbers at Elm Tree Farm are the most complete sets in any surviving timber-framed building in south Norfolk. The farm appears to have been built in two phases with the initial build c.1580-1630 and appears to have been designed from the outset as a fully two-torey structure. The house had a tripartite Type G plan with parlour, hall, cross-passage and services. The second phase commences in the early 18th century (probably 1713) and consisted of a series of revisions to the structure including the insertion of ceilings into the first floor chamber. The barn appears to have been later than the house c. 1650-1700 and may also date to 1713 but the frames appears to be of 17th century date rather than 18th century.
See (S3) for further details.
S. Howard (NLA), 24 November 2009.