Description

TQ 05SE WEST HORSLEY C.P. EPSOM ROAD

5/240 Wix Farm House
14/6/67 (Formerly listed on
Guildford Road)

GV II

Hall house. C15 with C16 and C17 extensions to ends. Further C20 extensions to rear
and front. Timber framed, underbuilt in red brick with whitewashed brick and render
infill and cladding on first floor, plain tiled roofs. Half-H shaped plan with end
cross wings projecting further to right and with two gabled wings at right angles on
left hand wall and in re-entrant angle with cross wing. Square stack to ridge of
cross wing on left, stack to right of centre on main range and large stack to
junction with right hand return wing. Two storeys.
Entrance front:- Tile hung gable to left. One 3-light casement window on each floor
of left hand cross wing. Three windows to first floor centre, 4 on ground floor left
of centre. Rendered gables on return wall of right hand cross wing with plat band
over ground floor. One first floor window to left gable, two first floor windows on
right hand gable. C20 projecting single storey porch to ground floor right of centre.
C20 door in single flanking lights to centre.
Left hand return front:- tile hung with two windows on each floor.
Right hand return front:- C17 brick with plat band over ground floor. Three 3-light
casements on each floor two gables on eaves to left. Double doors, part glazed, to
left of centre in gabled porch.
Rear:- Irregular casement fenestration, hip roofed C20 single storey extension to
right of centre.
Interior:- substantial quantities of timber exposed with Crown Posts to roof, ogee
arched door to first floor and chamfered ceiling beams.

Listing NGR: TQ0752952234

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26280508

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings