{"entry-date":"2004-02-16","start-date":"1988-04-26","end-date":"","entity":42181417,"name":"PENNYBROOKS BIRCH DRIVE BILLINGSHURST","dataset":"listed-building-outline","typology":"geography","reference":"R422A","prefix":"listed-building-outline","organisation-entity":171,"geometry":"MULTIPOLYGON (((-0.448672 51.016951, -0.448585 51.016957, -0.448586 51.016966, -0.448566 51.016967, -0.448569 51.016983, -0.448553 51.016984, -0.448557 51.017009, -0.448591 51.017007, -0.448601 51.017071, -0.448566 51.017073, -0.448572 51.017111, -0.448695 51.017103, -0.448672 51.016951)))","point":"POINT (-0.44863 51.017032)","quality":"authoritative","uprns":"100061798747","description":"House. Late Medieval 3 bay open hall house, possibly dating from the C14 with inserted late C16 ceiling and chimney, refronted in tiles in early C19 and with mainly C20 refenestration and 1 bay C20 extension. Timber framed on brick and sandstone plinth, the exterior covered in early C19 tiles. Very steeply pitched hipped tiled roof with gablets and late C16 brick panelled chimneystack to right of centre and C19 stack to left, 2 storeys, 4 windows. 1st floor has one early C19 iron casement window but otherwise C20 casements with leaded lights. C20 brick and tiled gabled porch. Interior has roll moulded dais beam to former open hall with chamfered close-studded partition beneath it. On the end right side is a C16 4 centred arched door opening with blank spandrels and a plank door on pintle hinges which would originally have led to the solar. Inserted late C16 ceiling with 1.1/2 inch chamfers and lambs tongue steps and similar floor joists. Large inglenook fireplace with wooden bressumer and run out stops, the bread oven no longer extant. The end bay to the original service end also has an open fireplace with spice cupboard and joists with run out stops. One beam is dated 1889 though this refers to a refurbishing. Winder staircase to 1st floor which has large jowled posts and curved wind braces. Roof has 2 crown posts of square section with 1 head brace each supporting a central beam between the 2 collar beams. Sans purlin roof. Traces of smoke blackening to plaster partition. This could have been an iron master's house at some stage as there is a large pond in the garden which might have been a hammer pond.","listed-building":"1240126"}