Asserton House

BERWICK ST. JAMES DUCK STREET SU 03 NE (south side) 3/2 Asserton House II Detached house. Late C18, rebuilt early C19, reroofed c1860. Limestone ashlar front, flint and rubble stone returns, Welsh slate 2-span roof, brick stacks. Two parallel ranges. Two-storey, 3- window front of c1830. Central C20 door with transom light, 12-pane margin-pane sash in elliptically-arched panel either side. First floor has three 12-pane sashes with margin panes. Attic has three gabled dormers with 6-pane sashes, slate roof on deep eaves with paired brackets. Left return has 6-panelled door to left, 3- light casement and 12-pane margin-pane sash, first floor has sash, blocked window and sash to left attic. Right return has 6-panelled door with transom light and sash to ground floor, 8-pane and 12- pane sashes to first floor, sash to right attic. Attached to rear is single-storey range of mid C19 outbuildings enclosing service courtyard; 3-light casements, 16-pane sashes, planked doors and slate roofs. Interior has 6-panelled doors, central stairs with 2 stick balusters per tread with shaped cheeks, moulded and wreathed handrail, window shutters. (Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury.)

Listing NGR: SU0747139394