The Dower House And Attached Cottage And Outbuilding

SNITTERFIELD

SP26SW CHURCH ROAD 1457-1/6/108 (North West side) 02/08/72 The Dower House and attached cottage and outbuilding (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH ROAD (North West side) Pool View and adjoining house (Clyde Higgs Farm))

GV II

House and attached cottage and outbuilding. Late C17 or C18 with C19 additions to rear and extensive late C20 restorations. Brick laid to Flemish stretcher bond; hipped and gabled old tile roof with brick cross-axial stack with fillets and cap; large external lateral stack to left return and similar end stack to rear. L-plan. EXTERIOR: house: 2 storeys plus attic; 3-window range plus 2-window cross-wing to left. Entrance has 4-panel door in moulded frame with consoled gabled hood. Entrance is flanked by windows with brick flat arches over C20 small-paned cross-casements; 3 windows to each floor, and small 2-light small-paned casement to gable; one window to each floor of inner return. Left return has large lateral stack and similar windows; right to cross-wing and entrance up steps top left with original 2-panel door in heavy frame and 2-lights above. C19 outbuilding now cottage attached to wing, with L-plan outbuilding attached to end. Cottage: single-storey; with attic attached to rear end of cross wing has modillioned brick cornice. Left end canted back. Renewed tile roof with end stack and cross-axial stack. Wide segmental-headed entrance to left of centre has C20 small-paned glazed door and glazing to side, with segmental-headed entrance to left and segmental-headed window to left end; right end has segmental-headed window and entrance with side light; 2 gabled half-dormers to left with C20 casements. Outbuilding: single-storey; attached to end has modillioned brick cornice and 2 wide openings; rear has blocked round-headed opening to left of 2 wide entrances flanking brick pier with rounded angles; small return to right end. INTERIOR: house: some chamfered spine beams; hall has large fireplace with bressumer; stair to attic retains some C18 turned balusters; exposed purlins. Wing has stair between walls; kitchen to rear has large fireplace with chamfered bressumer; brick corbelling to upper fireplace; rear door has strap hinges with fleur-de-lys ends. First floor has 2 bolection-moulded fireplaces, and cupboard with H-hinges. Cottage: has some exposed beams and large recess possibly for fireplace. Outbuilding: has 3 king post trusses with cambered tie beams and halved and crossed principals, probably re-used; end space has bread oven and copper with lid.

Listing NGR: SP2171860046