Erasmus House

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TQ 06NE 3/15

SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, FORMER UD Shepperton CHURCH SQUARE Erasmus House

(Formerly listed as The Rectory)

11/9/51

GV II* House, former rectory. C15, refronted in c.1700 and extended to rear. Timber framed, clad to front with mathematical tiles, coved plaster eaves and hipped plain tiled roofs; C20 tiles to left. H-shape plan.

Two storeys and attics to centre under four tile hung, hip-roofed, glazing-bar sash dormers; first floor jettied on moulded bressumer. Rear stack to left of centre, end stack to left and ridge stack to right end of centre range. Seven twelve-pane, glazing-bar sash windows across the centre of the first floor in open boxes, six windows below. One sash window on each floor of end wings and on inner return walls. Central panelled door under flat hood on volute scroll brackets.

Right hand return front: leaded oriel window to ground floor left, mixed sash windows and casement fenestration on remainder. C20 extension to right with leaded window wrapping around the corner. Rear; angle bay range to left of yellow brick, hipped slate roofed range to right with cambered-head sash fenestration.

Interior: hall house, reputedly dating from 1498. Moulded ceiling frames exposed on ground floor room to right with roll moulded and chamfered spine beam. Carolean staircase with straight string and oak newels. C18 Chinese hand painted designs recently discovered on the walls.

Listing NGR: TQ0769166632