Sewell House

YAXLEY CHURCH LANE (NORTH SIDE) TM 17 SW 3/144 Sewell House - GV II

House, formerly 3 almshouses. c1890. Red brick with plaintiled roof, decorative band and crest tiles. In a loosely Tudor style. An L on plan. 1 storey and attic. Entrance at canted outer angle of L in an original gabled porch, boarded doors to a pointed arch with an elaborately traceried head, similarly elaborate bargeboards, flanking finely leaded lights. Roll moulded angles to returns with moulded plinth, dentilled brick eaves. Right return has a canted bay window with Tudor flower panels at base, glazing bar casements, to far right a door with ornamental strap hinges. Gothic fanlight in a gauged brick pointed arch with hoodmould. Left return has 2 small casements with a diapered tympanum in a gauged brick round relieving arch with hoodmould, a cross casement with a hoodmould and to far end a half glazed door with a fanlight in a gauged brick pointed arch, hoodmould. 3 gabled 2- light casement dormers to centre and on returns. Main stack is behind ridge on right return with a large axial base, 6 octagonal shafts with moulded bases and capping; cable, braid and honeycomb shafts, a similar stack on front pitch of left return with zigzag and fleur-de-lis shafts. Left gable end has a cross casement with fishscale patterning in a gauged brick round arch with hoodmould, brick diapering and dentillation in attic with 2 small casements. Right gable end canted bay window, similar attic. To rear right a lean-to outshut. Interior not inspected. Included for group value. Formerly known as Church View.

Listing NGR: TM1210173949