Southfield House With Area Railings

PAINSWICK VICARAGE STREET SO 86009 (part) (south side) 8/331 Southfield House with area railings 21.10.55 GV II Large house in row, part set back from street frontage. C17, but some replace- ment windows in Cl9 or C20. Dressed squared and coursed limestone, stone rubble, concrete tile roof. A plan of accretion, with a two-gabled unit facing into the garden and in part set back from the street, and a second block running with street frontage; the fall in the ground level gives a three floor back to a two floor front. To street, left half is in two storeys, lower ground floor, and attic, with a plain run of wall to left, then 2 windows: at ground floor 2 and 3-light, under a continuous string which also returns, right end; at first floor 2 and 3-light. Set back section, down from street level, is 1-3 floors and cellar, with two 2-light casements flanking a Tudor headed door, all to a drip raised over the door which is of wide planks; at first floor a 2 light casement under stopped hood is flanked by single lights each side, and top floor has 2-light casement with stopped hood. Windows generally with leading. Cellar opening to left. Across the small courtyard at street front are spear-head railings, but no gate. Garden elevation is three storeys and attic with two principal gables; at ground level two 4-light, first floor 4 and 3-light and attics 2-light casements, all chamfer mullion with leading and hoods. Central door. Gable stack to right and an eaves stack on right return of right-hand gable. A substantial house overlooking the valley with discreet frontage to the street.

Listing NGR: SO8688709727