3 Airthrey Castle Yard

Morris and Steedman, 1966-67, incorporating earlier boundary walls. Single storey, L-plan, offset semi-detached Modernist houses with oversailing flat roofs; set on ground rising to NE in former walled policy of Airthrey Castle (see separate listing) with picturesque woodland setting. Painted render, coursed random rubble base course, deeply set to rear. Predominantly rendered NW and SE elevations. Continuous runs of horizontal windows to E and W elevations wrapping around corners, timber louvers over some windows especially to the E; further plate glass windows to the wings, wrapping around corner to stepped W end. Recessed main doorways to E with overhanging roofs and narrow tripartite sidelights; further secondary door to right (N) with bipartite window to side.

Predominantly plate glass in rectangular timber casement windows. Deep timber platform roof; capped aluminium flue and felt covered water tanks to centre.

INTERIOR: simple Modernist interior; split-level to rear; characterised by large areas of glazing and high ceilings. Utility room to right of entrance with kitchen to left; bedrooms arranged along a single corridor to far left opening off open-plan dining area behind kitchen; built in timber cupboards underneath window extend to right screening change of level; open-plan to lounge with broad steps. Lounge taking up full width of L plan wing; small study to rear with sliding timber panelled screen wrapping around corner. Doors full height floor to ceiling with plain timber frames. Some original floor to ceiling built-in cupboards in bedrooms throughout.