Description

1.
4412
TQ 3877
26/G32
19.10.51

CROOMS HILL SE10
(West Side)
Front garden wall to No 52 & Gazebo

II

2.
C17 high red brick wall. Gazebo of 1672, probably by Robert Hooke, perched on
wall but accessible from higher ground level inside. Pyramidal tiled roof with
oval wood finial. Moulded wood eaves cornice with carved mmodillions. Red
brick North-west wall blank. South-west wall has open round arch which once
contained detached Roman Doric columns and entablatures with moulded round architrave
above.
South-east wall has square headed opening, with shouldered, moulded brick architrave
and cornice, which once contained a round inner arch. On North-east (road) front
square opening with moulded brick architrave resting on band raised in centre.
Brick pilasters and curved consoles support cornice and scrolled open pediment
with shield between wings. Panel through architrave with date "1672". Ornamental
saucer domed ceiling inside. HBC grant for restoration 1959. RCHM

Listing NGR: TQ3856377283

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26350433

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Recommended Books

• 
  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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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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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)