Listed Building: POTASH FARMOUSE (286443)

CLOPTON POTASH CORNER TM 25 SW (West Side) 8/29 Potash Farmhouse 16/3/66 - II Farmhouse. C16 and C17 with later additions. Timber framed with colourwashed render and a plaintiled roof. Two storeys with attic. Entrance front: projecting wing at left which has blank ground floor walling and a 3-light C19 casement to the first floor. The right hand flank has a 3-light ground floor casement. The recessed range at right of this has close studding to the first floor with an angle brace and some close studding to the ground floor at right. Doorway at left of centre with a 4-centered C20 head and to the ground floor are two 3-light and one 2-light C19 casements. To the first floor are two 3-light casements. To the attic is a 3-light gabled dormer. Swept valley to the roof between the axial range and wing and to the ridge at right of centre is an axial chimneystack. Further stack of 2 flues at the jointure of the ridges. Left-hand end: outshut to the ground floor at left with a pantile roof. Two-light C19 window at right with a 2-light gabled dormer to the attic at right. The right hand gable end has a deep projecting plinth which rises to the level of sill of the ground floor window, which is of 4 lights. Close studding to ground and first floors and arched braces. To the first floor a 5-light C19 casement with ovolo-moulded mullions and a Transom which rises into the gable which is also close studded. To right of this is an addition with close studding, jowled wall posts incorporating planted timbers. Lean-to to the far right. Rear: two gabled projecting wings at left with an outshut before them, each having a 2-light casement to the gable. To right of this in the axial range a 2-light casement at left, a doorway at right and to the first floor of the right hand gable wing is a 3-light casement. Two-light gabled dormer to left of this and a cross window to far left. Interior: Close studded walling to the ground and first floors. C17 panelling to the hall with moulded muntins and cross rails and inglenook fireplace with C20 brick firehood and chamfered bressumer staircase to the hall of 2 flights with a 1/4-landing of C20 date incorporating earlier timber. Listing NGR: TM2140253724