The Porch House

SO 7225-7325 NEWENT CHURCH STREET (south side) I

13/97 No 35 (The Porch House) (formerly listed as The Porch house 2.10.54

GV II

House; early and late C18; render, lined as ashlar, to front, plain plinth, tiled roof. 'L' plan, front 2 rooms deep. Five windows wide, 3 storeys. Largely symmetrical front: door up 2 stone steps, 8 panels, top 2 glazed, remainder fielded; plain rectangular fanlight, panelled reveals. Fluted Ionic columns and responds to porch, lowest third reeded: open pediment, dentil frieze. To left 2 sash windows, wide, moulded architraves, projecting stone sills on end consoles. To right 1 similar window, cambered head to cellar opening at ground level; to right window enlarged to form doorway, up 2 stone steps, plain reveals, moulded surround, door and fanlight as front door. First floor 5 windows as ground floor, sills form continuous plain string course. Second floor 3 sash windows, single-pane high sashes, sills as below. Modillion eaves cornice; circular lead rain-water pipe with contemporary shaped head to left front door. Gable brick chimneys: third to right front door. Internally: moulded cornice entrance hall, 6-panel doors; fluting and paterae alternate in angle fireplace lintel: half Ionic column on left of stairs at foot. Panelled shutters to ground floor windows: dado panelling to room on right, semi-circular recess in one wall, Adam-style fireplace surround, moulded cornice. Turned balusters to stairs: flight up from first floor original. Original house 2 bay, 2½ storey, enlarged 1 bay on right and eaves raised late C18.

Listing NGR: SO7237825904