The Close The Little House The Old School House

QUALITY STREET 1. 5388 (East Side) Merstham The Close The Little House The Old School House (formerly listed as the Old School House) TQ 2853 SE 3/104 19.10.51.

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1. Now 3 dwellings. The back part, (The Close and the Little House) was almshouses rebuilt in 1816. A tablet on them records that "This Poorhouse was rebuilt and the land given by Hylton Joliffe Esq. 1816". 2 storeys, 7 windows. Red brick. Tiled roof. Casement windows. In the centre of the south-east or main front is a porch with a room over, now tile-hung with a half-hipped gable. At right-angles facing the street is the old village school. This is a half-H-shaped building. The north-west wing is part of the timber-framed building, and has ceiling timbers inside but has been rebuilt externally. 2 storeys. 2 windows facing south and 1 window facing west. Red brick and grey headers. Church windows. The south-west wing, which is similar in style, is all of red brick and was probably built later than 1847. The connecting portion between has one storey and attic and 1 window.

Listing NGR: TQ2893753470