Daneshill House

SU 65 SE OLD BASING DANESHILL 11/3 30.6.75 Daneshill House

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1903, by Edwin Lutyens, in severe Arts and Crafts style on the north and east, but Edwardian Baroque on south and west. H-plan house of 2 storeys, with red tile roofing, walling of thin red bricks laid to Flemish bond, tile heads and cills to smaller openings. The plain north front has gabled wings (double at the east side), 2:3:1:3:1 windows, a gabled 2-storeyed porch. Most of the windows are diminutive coupled casements (with brick mullions) but there are 4, 5 and 7 unit lights in the gables. The boarded door is within an open porch formed by an arch within a moulded rectangular framework. The south elevation has flanking gables, 3 large dormers, the middle section eaves being brought low with opening on either side of the centre, the recessed ceilings being supported on square columns built up of tiles. The dormers are tile-hung, 2 with gabled and one with hipped roofing, large mullioned and transom windows; the gabled wings are tile-hung above first-floor level. The west elevation is elaborately arranged, with a large dormer and 2 smaller 1/2 dormers, eaves at 3 levels above set back walling, the divisions separated by massive chimneys, one having 2 diagonal flues. Within, there is one Tudor style fireplace in brick and tile, with octagonal sides, stepped cambered opening and tile-on edge decoration.

Listing NGR: SU6732252977