shiprods
Shiprods is an ancient farmhouse to the north of the parish. The main drive to the house is a left turn off the Wheatsheaf Road, past the entrance to Chestham Park. The back of the house can be seen from the footpath which runs up past Chestham, past Nyman's and up to Shermanbury Place. The Grade II listing reads:
The original portion is a C16 or earlier timber-framed building with the timbering and red brick infilling exposed in the north wall but the west front is covered by a pentice. In the C18 the south and east fronts, of which the latter is the main front, were refaced with red brick. Stringcourse. Eaves cornice. Hipped Horsham slab roof. Glazing bars intact. Doorway with rectangular fanlight. Two storeys and attic. Three windows. Two gabled formers to north and south fronts. Late C17 or early C18 staircase inside.
Henry Burtenshaw, a brewer and farmer was listed as living at Shiprods in 1804. He died in 1838 in Ashurst. 52-year old Robert Stephens was a miller at Shiprods in 1841, and farmed 227 acres in 1851. In 1901, the occupant was a Miss Ann Mack, single, aged 47, born in Southwark and "living on own means".
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Shiprods 1: This black & white photo might be at any period in the first 50 years of the 20th century.
Shiprods 2: A photo from around 2009, taken from the footpath running past the back of the house.
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Shiprods: A small aerial photo of the house, taken from an entry in the Ancestry genealogical database.
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Shiprods: A photo of the back of the house, with pond, taken in 2005 from the footpath which runs along the rear of the house from Chestham Park.
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Shiprods 1 [AH]: A photo from an estate agent's brochure of the 1990s, courtesy of Dr. Annabelle Hughes.
Shiprods 2 [AH]: The garden of Shiprods, late 1990s, courtesy of Dr. Annabelle Hughes.
The original portion is a C16 or earlier timber-framed building with the timbering and red brick infilling exposed in the north wall but the west front is covered by a pentice. In the C18 the south and east fronts, of which the latter is the main front, were refaced with red brick. Stringcourse. Eaves cornice. Hipped Horsham slab roof. Glazing bars intact. Doorway with rectangular fanlight. Two storeys and attic. Three windows. Two gabled formers to north and south fronts. Late C17 or early C18 staircase inside.
Henry Burtenshaw, a brewer and farmer was listed as living at Shiprods in 1804. He died in 1838 in Ashurst. 52-year old Robert Stephens was a miller at Shiprods in 1841, and farmed 227 acres in 1851. In 1901, the occupant was a Miss Ann Mack, single, aged 47, born in Southwark and "living on own means".
HOUSES 26
Shiprods 1: This black & white photo might be at any period in the first 50 years of the 20th century.
Shiprods 2: A photo from around 2009, taken from the footpath running past the back of the house.
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Shiprods: A small aerial photo of the house, taken from an entry in the Ancestry genealogical database.
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Shiprods: A photo of the back of the house, with pond, taken in 2005 from the footpath which runs along the rear of the house from Chestham Park.
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Shiprods 1 [AH]: A photo from an estate agent's brochure of the 1990s, courtesy of Dr. Annabelle Hughes.
Shiprods 2 [AH]: The garden of Shiprods, late 1990s, courtesy of Dr. Annabelle Hughes.