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A 200 YEAR OLD HEAVY FRENCH OAK HOUSE FRAME, THE OAK FRAME (APPROX. 20M L X 5M W X 10M H) IS IN A GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE AND CONTAINS SOME MUCH EARLIER TIMBERS (TWO A FRAMES POSSIBLY 16TH CENTURY) TOGETHER WITH SOME ELABORATELY CARVED MASONRY FOOTSTONES (BELIEVED TO BE 15TH CENTURY AND FROM A FORMER CHATEAU). THE FRAME WAS PROFESSIONALLY DISMANTLED IN 2023 AND IS CURRENTLY STORED IN NORMANDY (NORTH WEST FRANCE) READY FOR SHIPPING TO UK.
PRINCIPAL TIMBERS HAVE BEEN TAGGED WITH A UNIQUE NUMBER CORRESPONDING TO A FULL ARCHITECTURAL PLAN AND THIS TOGETHER WITH A FILE CONTAINING OVER A HUNDRED PHOTOGRAPHS (TAKEN DURING THE DISMANTLING PROCESS) WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE BUYER TO AID RECONSTRUCTION (ARCHITECTURAL PLANS CAN BE PROVIDED ON REQUEST). ADDITIONALLY, AROUND 60% OF THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS THAT WERE RECOVERED DURING DISMANTLING (DAUB, DRESSED STONE AND KNAPPED FLINT) ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SALE.
ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1816 AS TWO FARM LABOURERS COTTAGES THIS FRAME PROVIDES A FLOOR PLAN OF AROUND 90 SQUARE METRES SO WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR A SMALL A ONE AND HALF STOREY FOUR BEDROOMED HOUSE, A LARGE COTTAGE OR A WORKSHOP / GARAGE WITH LIVING ACCOMMODATION ABOVE.
VERNACULAR NORMAN ARCHITECTURE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF SOUTH EASTERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND. THIS SHOULD APPEAL TO PLANNING OFFICERS LOOKING FOR PROPORTIONS AND A STYLE OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH WILL BLEND INTO A RURAL SETTING. ALTERNATIVELY, THE STRUCTURE MAY APPEAL TO SOMEONE ERECTING AN ANCILLARY BUILDING OR INDEED SOMEONE WISHING TO RE-USE AN ORIGINAL OAK STRUCTURE WITHIN IN A MORE CONTEMPORARY SETTING. IT MIGHT ALSO APPEAL TO SOMEONE JUST LOOKING TO SECURE A LARGE STOCK OF AUTHENTIC STRUCTURAL OAK TIMBERS FOR A RANGE OF DOMESTIC / COMMERCIAL RESTORATION PROJECTS.
THE STRUCTURE WAS IN GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION WHEN IT WAS DISMANTLED WITH THE MAJORITY OF JOINTS STILL CAPABLE OF RECONSTRUCTION WITHOUT FURTHER RESTORATION. HOWEVER, ITS INEVITABLE THAT SOME REPAIR / REPLACEMENT OF JOINTS MAY BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO RE-ASSEMBLY. POTENTIAL BUYERS ARE THEREFORE STRONGLY ADVISED TO VIEW THE FRAME PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A BID. ON SITE VIEWING IS STRICTLY BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE VENDOR (DETAILS AVAILABLE FROM THE WELLERS AUCTIONS TEAM).
THE STRUCTURE WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM ITS PRESENT LOCATION (RUGLES , 27250, NORMANDY, FRANCE) BY LOW LOADER OR SIMILAR VEHICLE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF THE AUCTION. HELP WITH LOADING MAY BE POSSIBLE BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.
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