Farmstead record HTC 075 - Farmstead: Peppertree farm
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9788 5347 (63m by 121m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL95SE |
| Civil Parish | HITCHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Peppertree Farm is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a loose courtyard plan with additional detached elements. The farmhouse is detached and set side on to the yard. The farmstead sits alongside a public road in an hamlet location. There has been a partial loss of working buildings with the remaining converted for residential use. (S2-5)
A timber-framed early 16th C farmhouse, clad in red brick. The original thatched roof has now been replaced by slate. A chimneystack was added in the 17th C as well as a 19th C extension.The house also has a number of mullioned windows.
A 15th C timber-framed and weatherboarded former kitchen is present at this site, which was a 2-bay open hall type kitchen with a storeyed service end under a hipped roof. The kitchen was converted into a barn in the 19th C, during which time the original thatched roof was replaced with tiles (S1).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF54036 Unpublished document: Aitkens, P and Wade-Martins, S.. 1998. The Farmsteads of Suffolk. A Thematic Study.
- <S2> SSF59079 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019. SCCAS: Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project.
- <S3> SXS50088 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
- <S4> SXS50094 Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25".
- <S5> SSZ54999 Vertical Aerial Photograph: various. Google Earth / Bing Maps.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 27 2021 2:45PM