Description

SU 78 NE HAMBLEDEN COLSTROPE

6/60 Colstrope Farmhouse 20.8.74

GV II

House. Early - mid C18. Knapped flint to front, with brick dressings and dentil eaves; remainder brick with incised line pointing. Plain tile M roof with flanking brick chimneys. Double pile. 2 storeys, cellar and attics; 3 bays. Outer bays have 3-light windows with central metal casements and C20 glazing, the ground floor left window altered with top lights. Both ground floor windows have segmental heads. 2-light window to centre over half-glazed door in C20 gabled wooden porch. Small lower wing to right. Rear has 3-light windows to outer bays, c.1830-40 French doors with arched trellis porch to right, and central staircase window. C20 casement inserted to ground floor right. Small attic casements in gables. Interior: entrance hall has reeded doorcases; rear parlour has similar doorcases with rosettes at corners, and small marble fireplace, all of c,1830-40; front left room has asymmetrical arched recesses flanking altered fireplace. Lower wing has queen strut trusses incorporating timbers from older structure.

Listing NGR: SU7827088142

External Links

• Wikidata Q26418704

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)