Farmstead record FNG 037 - Farmstead: Valley Farm
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 0172 5676 (86m by 118m) |
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Map sheet | TM05NW |
Civil Parish | GREAT FINBOROUGH, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
15th C timber-framed farmhouse which has a smoke encrusted coupled rafter roof and uses base crucks within its construction. It has a three cell open hall plan and contains diamond mullioned windows. In the 17th C an upper floor was inserted and a 3 bay dairy wing extension was added, re-using a number of 16th C timbers. A further extension was added in the 19th C (S1).
Valley Farm, Great Finborough. 19th century farmstead and 15th century farmhouse with converted buildings. Regular courtyard full plan formed by working agricultural buildings. The farmhouse is set away from the yard. Partial loss (less than 50%) of the traditional farm buildings. Located within an isolated position (S2-7).
Recorded as part of the Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project. This is a purely desk-based study and no site visits were undertaken. These records are not intended to be a definitive assessment of these buildings. Dating reflects their presence at a point in time on historic maps and there is potential for earlier origins to buildings and farmsteads. This project highlights a potential need for a more in depth field study of farmstead to gather more specific age data.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF54321 Article in serial: Colman, S.. 1990. Base-cruck usages in Suffolk.
- <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 SSF59079 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019.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.
- <S6> SXS50102 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1949. Ordnance Survey 6 inch to 1, mile, 3rd edition. 1:10,560.
- <S7> SSF59539 Map: 1840. Great Finborough Tithe Map.
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Record last edited
Feb 25 2020 1:12PM