The Blue House

TL 41 NE THORLEY LONDON ROAD (east side) Thorley Street

4/19 The Blue House

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GV II

House. C17 or earlier. L-shaped 2 storeys, altered and roofs raised early C18 modern brick extension c.1968. Now two and a half storeys throughout with cellar under N part of front range. Timber frame plastered with weatherboarded gable, brick plinth and old red tile gabled roof. External gable chimneys, E gable of rear wing weatherboarded, chimney off-centre to N. Tiled, single storey lean-to on E end. Part plastered, E wall weatherboarded. W front symmetrical 2 storeys and attics, 3 windows. Flush box sashes with moulded architraves and drip mould. C18 6/6 paned sashes on 1st floor. Early C19 sashes with vertical margin lights on Ground floor. 2 hipped dormers with 2-light casements. 6-panel early C18 moulded raised and fielded door (top 2 panels glazed) in heavy frame, moulded architrave and heavy projecting panelled flat hood with moulded cornice recessed in centre. Vigorous moulded brackets. Wide-sash 6/6 paned on rear wall of front range. Yorkshire sliding casement to 1st floor of rear wing. Plank door with old iron latch on N. Plank door and C19 casement windows on S. Large cast iron pump in tall pedimented wooden casing outside S door. Presents early C18 central lobby/stair plan with rear kitchen, disguises earlier more complex plan with S end of front range divided from larger room to N over cellar. E half of rear wing was axially divided on both floors with stair in SE corner. Change of floor construction suggests W bay of 2-bay rear wing may originally, have been open to the roof. Heavy chamfered bay post with swept jowl on 1st floor supports cambered tie beam. C17 chamfered axial beam with hollow stop in Ground floor S room. Cross beam over N room corresponds to chamfered cross beam in cellar under the stops indicating an axial division of N end of cellar. Early C18 stair with turned balusters and moulded capping. 2 panel moulded doors generally, most with H iron hinges. This is possibly the messuage called The Blue Boar House alias Mansfields mentioned in deeds of 1770 in HRO. Part of group with historic buildings to N.

Listing NGR: TL4895419143