Listed Building: CROFT HOUSE (283993)

The entry for the following building:- TL 9273-9373 BARDWELL THE GREEN (west side) 5/16 Croft House - II shall be amended to read: TL 9273-9373 BARDWELL THE GREEN (west side) 5/16 Croft House - 14.12.83 II* House. C15. Timber framed, with timbers exposed along front; close studding with tension braces to upper storey, considerable later studding to ground storey. Rendered on sides and rear. Thatched, half-hipped roof. 3-cell form with former open hall. Internal chimney stack with 2 attached shafts set diagonally. Various casement windows of C19 and C20. 2 original windows to upper floor, one to extreme left with diamond mullions in situ, and other secondary window openings, some blocked. Doorway to right, in position of cross-entry; C18 6-panel door with 2 glazed upper panels, C20 open porch, gabled and thatched. Original arched doorway at rear with C20 door. Interior: Some good exposed studding with evidence for various diamond- mullioned windows. Fine hall open truss: massive braces to tie beam forming 4-centred arch, plank spandrels, octagonal crown-post with moulded base and cap and 4-way bracing at the head. All roof timbers in hall are heavily sooted. Intact lower end wall of hall with pair of hollow-chamfered 4- centre arched service doorways. 2-bay parlour: knee-braced bridging beam (one brace renewed), heavy plain joists. 7 joists in the centre of the room are trimmed just short of the gable end, with no original framing underneath; this seems to be original work but its purpose is unclear. Parlour chamber open truss altered: tie beam replaced by cruck-like timbers supporting a new tie-beam at a higher level; this now carries the shortened octagonal crown-post, which retains its moulded cap and 4-way bracing Remainder of roof intact. Part of earlier thatch base coat (fleeking) visible. Late C16 inserted floor in hall: heavy cross-beams with nicked stepped stop-chamfers, chamfered joists with bar stops. Studded screen against cross-passage is C16 or C17. Stack inserted in upper bay of hall: large open fireplace in hall with original lintel, late C17 cupboard to one side. Parlour fireplace rebuilt mid C20. Against the stack is a C17 newel stair with carved finial to newel post. TL 9273-9373 BARDWELL THE GREEN (West Side) 5/16 Croft House - II House. C16. 2 storeys: 6 bays. Timber-framed, with timbers exposed along front, rendered on sides and rear. Thatched, half-hipped roof. Internal chimney-stack with 2 attached square shafts, set diagonally. Early C19 3-light casement windows to ground storey, 2-light to upper storey. Various blocked windows in upper storey: 3 original, 2 with mullions in situ, and 2 secondary openings, cut through frame. 6-panel door at extreme north end, with C20 open porch, gabled and thatched. The framing is puzzling: tension bracing to upper storey, and considerable replacement of studding to ground storey. The northern half has evidence of an inserted main beam, and may well have a medieval core. Several bays are very short, with intermediate main posts, running the whole height of the frame, between them. Listing NGR: TL9437673727