Tippings

STOKENCHURCH THE COMMON SU 79 NE

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House, formerly school with master's lodging. Founded 1675 by Bartholomew Tipping for 12 boys, enlarged 1728 by Thomas Delafield, schoolmaster. Later alterations. Flint and brick, the front rendered and colourwashed. Hipped tile roof, flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Tall paired barred wooden casements, 3 to first floor, one to ground floor right. C20 5-light bow window to left. Central C20 door with old rectangular fanlight in gabled porch with 4-centred arch. Flint and brick lean-to to left, rendered lean-to to right. Rear wall of original front range has quoins and first floor band course of narrow brick. Rear wing, forming L-plan, is dated TD 1728 on tie beam, and has lean-to in angle with front wing. Interior has large fireplace with chamfered brick arch in right room. (M.S. of Thomas Delafield, Bodleian Library, Cough Oxon 47).

Listing NGR: SU7612296333