Listed Building: THE CHERRIES (286011)

TM 15 SE WITNESHAM THE STREET 1/49 The Cherries - II Farmhouse, C15 with alterations of C17 and, C19. A formerly-open hall house, probably originally of 2 cells. 2 storeys. Timber-framed and rough-cast. Pantiled roof with internal chimney of red brick. Early C20 casements and half-glazed panelled entrance doors. The original crown-post roof over the hall survives with moderate smoke encrustation; a central open truss has a cross-quadrate crownpost with 4 solid braces. The hipped left-hand end is now encased in the later gabled roof. Large central chimney and lst floor inserted into open hall C16 or C17. A little timber-framing is exposed internally. An outshut was added to rear in C19. Formerly known as Street Farmhouse, this house probably included the adjacent Mill House (Item 1/50) until C19. Listing NGR: TM1835050028