Description

NORTH CERNEY CALMSDEN
SP 00 NW
6/205 The Old House
4.2.52

GV II

House. Early-mid C17 extended late C17 and C19. Limestone rubble
with dressed stone quoins; ashlar and brick stacks. Rectangular
main body with baffle entry; late C17 extension (set at a slight
angle) to the right gable end; C19 extension at rear. Two storeys
and attic. Twin-gabled (south) entrance front to main body;
extension with a matching gable (three matching gables to the
rear). Two 4-light hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with
king mullions and stopped hoods to the ground floor; 3-light stone-
mullioned casements with stopped hoods above flanking a single-
light casement with stopped hood over the porch; 2-light stone-
mullioned casement with stopped hoods to the gables. Central
early plank door with strap hinges within a moulded dressed stone
surround within an early gabled stone-built porch. Three-light
flat-chamfered stone-mullioned casement to the ground and first
floors of the extension; similar 2-light casement to the attic.
Single-light casement with a wide double-chamfered dressed stone
surround to the gable end. C20 gabled porch to the C19 extension
rear right. Gable-end and axial stacks with chamfered cappings and
skirtings. Stepped coping at the right gable end.
Interior: spine beam with moulded stops to early-mid C17 range;
inglenook fireplace.

Listing NGR: SP0457208670

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26382581

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Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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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)