Taylors

CAPEL C.P. RUSPER ROAD TQ 13NE 11/86 Taylors 7/3/77 GV II*

Hall house. C14 hall, developed into larger hall in C15, floored in C16 and altered in C17 and C19. Timber framed, clad in 'Club' tile hanging on brick and render plinth; Horsham slab roof. T-shaped plan with two bay hall, cross wing to left projecting. Offset C17 and C19 diagonal stacks to ends, inserted stack to right of centre. Two storeys in left gable range; single storey and attic to centre/right under gabled dormer; two storeys and attics to right end with attic gable jettied on carved and scrolled brackets. Diamond-pane,leaded casement fenestration with one window to first floor left of six small square lights over two lower, rectangular, lights. Two,2-light windows to first floor left of centre, one 6-light ground floor window to right of centre. One 3-light window on each floor to right. Door to left of centre in angle with wing, to cross passage, under hipped,Horsham slab hood on brick piers. Right hand return front:- gabled oven attached to rear of side stack. Left hand return front:- galleted sandstone block with brick dressings on ground floor, flying buttress support for stack. Rear:- arched braces on corner post. Single storey extensions at right angles and gabled stair vice to rear left. Interior:- details suggest early hall (in left gable) developed in C15/C16 into larger 2 bay hall, possibly with solar to right. Smoked gablets and crown-post roof survive. Large C16 fireplace, old oak floorboards on first floor. Panelled wall and old staircase. Chamfered ceiling and substantial framing exposed. PEVSNER BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p.131. V.C.H. SURREY (1967 ED) VOL. III.

Listing NGR: TQ1817938703