Warwickshire County Council Staff Club, Northgate And Northgate House

1. 1781 NORTHGATE Warwickshire County Council Staff Club (Northgate House & Northgate) (formerly listed as Northgate House, Saltisford) SP 2865 SW 3/202 10.1.53. II*

2. Good late C17 2 storey plus attic 11 window red brick facade with stone dressings, at present in rather poor repair. Sashes in cased frames with stone keyblocks. Centre portion, 3 window wide, breaks forward and is surmounted by triangular pediment having elliptical shaped sundial with moulded architrave and four plain keyblocks. Central window on first floor has heavy, bolection moulded architrave. Under this, on ground floor, is a large rectangular opening with fielded panelled doors in plain brick reveals. Moulded cornice at eaves in decayed condition, string band at first floor, plinth and rusticated quoins all in local sandstone. 4 window wings on each side have dormers with alternate triangular and segmental pediments. Practically identical 6-fielded-panel doors and semi-circular fanlights in plain reveals, but glazing bars to left hand fanlight have been replaced. Good, simple, wrought iron railings. Elaborate C20 corbelled stone sundial (dated 1698), on side facing Cape Road. Satisfactory hipped roof of (probably later) brindle tiles. Date 1698 also at back on rainwater- head.

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