Description

GUILDFORD QUARRY STREET
SU 99 49SE
(East Side)
8/199
Nos 53 and 53A

GV II

House. Late C16/early C17 with C19 extensions to left. Timber framed over chalk
block cellars, underbuilt in brick with whitewashed rendered cladding above and
plain tiled roofs. L-shaped plan with gabled cross wing to right. Two storeys
with attics; C19 ridge stack on left of wing and further stacks to rear and right.
Three C19 windows to first floor left with blocked ground floor window below.
Camber-headed door to left. Jettied gable end to right with one 3-light window
on the first floor and single-light window to left; round-arched attic window
above. Plate glass shop front below on tiled risers with door in recess to centre.
Interior:- truncated dragon beam to ground floor left. Deep stone and brick fire-
place with herringbone brick in rear wall of hearth. Guilloche painting on lintel
over. Further clover leaf and floral paintings on ceiling joists. Undergoing
restoration at time of resurvey.

Listing NGR: SU9966249309

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26280432

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