Reg.Nr. 98/UK/33

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
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.