Holly Bank, Formerly The Doctor'S House

SJ 45 SW FARNDON C.P. BARTON ROAD south Side

2/24 Holly Bank, formerly The Doctor's House.

1/3/67

• II*

House, late C17 altered probably mainly mid C18, but by degrees. Stone-dressed brown brick with grey slate roofs. The entrance front (C18) of 3 storeys and 3 windows is symmetrical in form but with varied detailing: slightly projecting stone bands 1st and 2nd floors; rusticated stone quoins; cyma stone cornice, probably with upper parapet removed. Stone plinth with moulded cap has 2 former window openings to cellar left of probably late C19 gabled brick porch. Lower 2 storeys are of irregular bond; upper storey is in imperfect Flemish bond. Window to each side of porch is of 3 flush sashes: 4-pane: 12-pane: 4-pane, with stone cills; left window has gauged brick flat arch, right window a rougher camber arch. 2nd storey has 12-pane flush sashes; that at centre under repaired gauged brick flat arch, those to sides under camber arches. 3rd storey has low 6-pane flush sashes under camber arches, the central opening blocked. Stone cills. The right corner of probably C17 roof shows, offset, behind the facade. Rear elevation (rendered) has band and 2 gables with kneelers. Interior: 2 and 3 panel oak doors. Cellar has stone and bedrock walls, and a reused slotted chamfered beam. Front parlour, left has altered inglenook and roughly chamfered oak main beam; rear left room has stop-chamfered beam system and oak panelling inscribed John Leech 1729, RMRB Esq 1741, IW 1756 (repositioned), RB Esq 1724, TH 1771 (repositioned), WBAP 174; diagonal fireplace with hollow corbel for hearth above. Rear right room has roughly chamfered beams. Kitchen (rear wing, right) has ceiling frame with 2 roughly chamfered beams and 1 C17 moulded beam with housings or open mortices on rear side. Moulded oak bressumer across corner of outhouse behind kitchen, C17 or earlier. Stair of 6 flights and 2 landings has dropped square newels and 2 barleysugar balusters per step. Bar-stopped chamfered oak beam in front bedroom, left. Oak purlins.

Listing NGR: SJ4147454423