86, Lower Westwood

ST 85 NW WESTWOOD LOWER WESTWOOD (north side)

6/246 No 86

GV II

House at end of row. C18 with early Medieval work in basement. Random rubble stone, artificial stone slate roof with stone stack to left. Two-storey and attic over basement. Side facing street has planked door to basement, pair of 12-pane sashes to ground and first floors, C20 attic dormer. Left return with half-glazed door with flat stone hood on brackets to ground floor, 2-light cyma- mullioned casement with hoodmould to first floor, projecting cylindrical bread oven to right of entrance door. C20 addition to rear. Interior of basement contains remarkable remains of possible early C13 date; two depressed segmental arches on cylindrical pier with moulded capping and damaged square abacus. Ground floor drawing room has unusual bracketed stone shelf with apparently early C13 ornament, nailhead and scallops, shelf is approximately 30cm long and must be reset in present position. Drawing room also has late C18 beaded square fireplace surround with bread oven and semi- circular headed-cupboard to left. It is suggested that the arches in the basement represent the remains of an undercroft to a house of early C13 date, although the feature is not yet fully exposed.

Listing NGR: ST8139259083