Description

TL 1442 SOUTHILL WARDEN ROAD

13/257 Glebe House 16.1.52 (formerly listed as The Estate Office)

- II

House belonging to Southill Estate. Late C18 (possibly encasing an earlier building), with mid and late C19 additions. Mainly red brick with clay tile roofs, latest addition in mottled yellow brick. Main block is 2 storeyed and of 3-room plan, and has lower 2 storeyed block projecting from rear. Mid C19 additions are to both gable ends of main block and within angle to rear. Late C19 addition is to gable end of rear block. W elevation, main block: symmetrical facade. Ground floor has 2 Venetian windows. First floor has 2 sash windows with flat heads, flanking a Diocletian window with moulded keystone. All sashes have glazing bars and gauged brick heads. Central trelliswork verandah with leaded sloping hood. Within this is flush panel door in moulded surround with rectangular fanlight, flanked by single light windows. Wood modillion eaves cornice. Projecting multiple brick stacks to both gable ends. Mostly sash windows elsewhere, casements to late C19 block. C18 rear wing has substantial multiple ridge stack, apparently earlier than C18 and suggesting earlier origins for the building.

Listing NGR: TL1468942405

External Links

• Wikidata Q26530998

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6