Farmstead record RMA 031 - Farmstead: Villa Farm (Rushmere Villa)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 1924 4671 (123m by 117m) |
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Map sheet | TM14NE |
Civil Parish | RUSHMERE ST ANDREW, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (7)
- KITCHEN (16th century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- OPEN HALL HOUSE (16th century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (16th century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- FARMHOUSE (16th century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- REGULAR COURTYARD E PLAN (19th century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- REGULAR COURTYARD FULL PLAN (19th century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- BARN (19th century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Full Description
Rushmere Villa is a farmstead visible on the 1st Ed Os map. The farmstead is laid out in a regular courtyard E-plan with a full courtyard elements attached. The farmhouse is detached and set away from the yards. The farmstead sits alongside a public road in an isolated location. This farmstead survives intact.
16th C timber-framed and weatherboarded open-hall house and kitchen with a smoke-blackened crownpost roof and diamond mullioned windows. A new farmhouse was built in the 19th C and this structure was subsequently used as a garage and store (S1).
Recorded as part of the Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project. This is a purely desk-based study and no site visits were undertaken. These records are not intended to be a definitive assessment of these buildings. Dating reflects their presence at a point in time on historic maps and there is potential for earlier origins to buildings and farmsteads. This project highlights a potential need for a more in depth field study of farmstead to gather more specific age data.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SSF59079 Unpublished document: Campbell, G., and McSorley, G. 2019. SCCAS: Farmsteads in the Suffolk Countryside Project.
- --- SSZ54999 Vertical Aerial Photograph: various. Google Earth / Bing Maps.
- --- SXS50088 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition.
- --- SXS50094 Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1904. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 2nd edition. 25".
- <S1> SSF54036 Unpublished document: Aitkens, P and Wade-Martins, S.. 1998. The Farmsteads of Suffolk. A Thematic Study.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 25 2019 12:21PM