Restoration of Beech Farm, Horncastle
Beech Farm is a timber framed, mud walled, thatched farm house from the 15th century, since clad in black and tin. It has been restored with green oak, local earth and thatch, conserving all the original and repairing with traditional techniques.
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Project details
Title: | Restoration of Beech Farm, Horncastle |
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Entr. year: | 1998 |
Result: | Diploma |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Town: | Horncastle, Lincolnshire (England) |
Category type: | architectural heritage |
Building type/ Project type: | Agricultural building/structure |
Former use: | Farmhouse |
Actual use: | Dwelling house |
Built: | 15th century |
Architect / Proj.leader: | Guy St John Taylor Associates, Architects (Newark - GB) |
The Jury's citation: | For the model restoration, to authentic condition, of a significant vernacular domestic building of the late middle ages. |
GPS: | 53°12'26.3" N; 0°6'44.8" W |
Description:
Beech Farm is a timber framed, mud walled, thatched farm house from the 15th century, since clad in black and tin. It has been restored with green oak, local earth and thatch, conserving all the original and repairing with traditional techniques.
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