Old Passage House

ST 58 NE 7/117

AUST OLD PASSAGE Old Passage House

II

House. C16 origin, refronted early C18, with C19 and C20 alterations and additions. Rubble, rendered except porch, plain tiled roof pantiled at rear, with overhanging eaves and irregular brick stacks. L-plan, originally 2-room through passage plan. 3 storeys and 4 windows, all sashes with thick glazing bars in plain surround, only 6 panes each at 2nd floor, C17 porch in 2nd bay from right with flat roof has cornice, elliptical window in moulded rectangular surround with carved foliage in spandrels, and bull's eye to side with balls in spandrels, C20 outer door and heavy studded 14-panelled inner door, weathered cornice to ground and 1st floor windows, 5 S-shaped ties, raking buttresses to south west side with 2:3 windows, all C19 sashes in plain reveals, C20 door, rear has all C20 windows. Interior: 2 front rooms have heavy moulded beams with run-out stops, now open-plan to left, front right has walls about one metre thick and dado rail, 1st floor front right room has moulded and stopped door frame, same beams as below, rear early C19 stair window, round-headed with splayed glazing bars, late C20 stair.

Listing NGR: ST5641588876