Description

TM 46 NW DARSHAM

6/27 Darsham House 25.10.51 II*

House. Dated 'IBK 1679' on left hand gable end, now in a first floor bedroom (modern copy of datestone on facade); rear range c.1730; service wing to south c.1750; 2 bay extension to north added early C20. Original house: red brick, glazed pantiles; moulded brick band at first floor and eaves level, flat parapet; 2 storeys and attic; 8 window range, sashes with glazing bars in flush frames, flat brick arches; mid-late C19 porch: rusticated white brick and stucco; centre section with engaged Tuscan columns and twin pilasters, sash windows to either side; frieze, dentil cornice with pediment over doorway, flat parapet; 6-panel fielded door, narrow rectangular fanlight. 4 dormers, 2 with triangular and 2 with segmental pediments. Original Dutch gable to right hand side. Early C20 2 bay extension to left hand side in matching style with ground floor canted bay and 2 Dutch end gables. Rear range parallel with original house: dark purple brick with red brick dressings, including first and second floor brick bands, slated roof; 3 storeys; 6 window range, original sashes with heavy glazing bars in flush frames, segmental arches. Service wing set back from main facade: red brick; 2 storeys with flat parapet; 9 bays; casement windows with various blank panels, 2 doorways with 6-panel doors. Interior with C18 panelling in many rooms and early C19 6-panel fielded doors; one bedroom with dentil cornice; good early C18 staircase with turned balusters and enriched square newel posts; some good C19 cast iron fireplaces.

Listing NGR: TM4231869656

External Links

• Wikidata Q17546360

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover