Kennel House

BRENTWOOD

TQ69SW BRENTWOOD ROAD, Ingrave 723-1/9/215 (North East side) 20/02/76 No.4 Kennel House (Formerly Listed as: BRENTWOOD ROAD, Ingrave Kennel House)

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House. Early C18, extended in C20. Red and blue brick in Flemish bond, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. Rectangular plan facing SW with internal stack in rear centre forming a lobby-entrance. C20 2-storey wing to rear, to right of centre, and single-storey extension beyond. C20 single-storey extension in rear left angle, forming a catslide with the main roof. 2 storeys and attics. Two C20 casements in original apertures with flat brick arches on each floor, symmetrically arranged, and central C20 casement on first floor. 2 casements in original hipped dormers. Central early C19 half-glazed door in introduced C18 hardwood door-frame with egg and dart mouldings, possibly internal in its first use, in wider original aperture; chamfered brick jambs to a height of 1.70m, head rebuilt, probably a semicircular arch originally. Blue headers and red stretchers form a regular pattern. Raised band of 3 courses at first-floor level, all round the house. Inscription EB. 1714' in brick in right jamb of right ground-floor window at height of 1.50m. InscriptionJ.C. 1714' in brick to left of doorway at height of 3m. Original sprockets all round. Hipped roof. The left elevation has three C20 casements, one of which penetrates the raised band to light the stair. The rear elevation is partly of English bond within the lean-to. Blocked original window aperture at rear right, partly covered by rear wing. INTERIOR: all the timber structure of the 2 floors, stair, roof and dormers is original, in high-quality oak. The attic floor is in 3 bays with joggled longitudinal beams, chamfered with lamb's tongue stops; less is visible of the first floor, but it appears to be similar; plain joists of vertical section, mostly plastered to the soffits. Each ground-floor room has an original large wood-burning corner hearth; the left hearth has been reduced by the insertion of 2 cupboards and a C20 grate; the right hearth has a C19 grate. Winder stair from ground to attic in front left corner, with plain newel and handrail, one turned baluster, and original moulded 3-plank door at foot. Early C19 attached corner cupboard in right ground-floor room with arched head, profiled shelves, and panelled doors, complete. C18 attached corner cupboard in right first-floor room, with serpentine slatted grill over. Roof of joggled butt-purlin construction. Original inscribed symbols below and on each side of each dormer, possibly apotropaic. There is no reason to doubt that this house was built in 1714; it retains an exceptional range of original features, meriting special care.

Listing NGR: TQ6142092520