Newhouse

TR 03 NE MERSHAM THE STREET (east side)

7/157 Newhouse 13.10.52 GV II*

House. Early C18 with C17 core. Red and blue brick and ragstone, with plain tiled roof. Two storeys, attic and basement with ragstone plinth, plat band and moulded wooden modillion eaves cornice to hipped roof with 2 gabled and central segmental dormer and stacks to end left and to right. Regular fenestration of 7 glazing bar sashes on first floor and 6 on ground floor with 2 segmentally headed basement openings to left (with blank panel between them). Central glazed door with rectangular fanlight with moulded architrave and segmental pediment on console brackets and 4 moulded steps. Single storey extension to left with modillion eaves cornice and gauged oval windows (early C20?). Rear elevations: red brick in part in English bond, on ragstone plinth. Plinth, plat and brick eaves cornice to hipped roof with 3 gabled dormers. Lozenge-set stack to left and stacks to left and projecting at end right. Irregular fenestration of mixed glazing bar sashes and wooden casements. 8 bays in all, with central door of 4 panels in Doric pedimented doorcase. Panelling and contemporary staircase reported internally.

Listing NGR: TR0545039970