Situated
in the manor of Prestwood northwest of Ifield, the "unspoilt" main
building on Upper Prestwood Farm is early-15th-century. It was built as an open
hall house of four bays, into which a smoke bay was fitted later. When chimneys
were invented, chimney-stacks and hearths superseded this. The building is
timber-framed with a brick ground floor, and a crown post roof survives.
All photos by Ian Mulcahy. E-mail crawleyoldtown@gmail.com
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