Description

SU 72 NW
9/51

STEEP
CHURCH ROAD
No 104 (Restalls)

16.3.54

GV
II*
House, once three cottages. C17, 1905, when it was restored and altered by W.F Unsworth, to produce the epitome of the romantic vernacular cottage, with later C20 extension, in style.

Walls exposed at ground floor level, with ironstone (some galletting) in its lower part and brickwork above, buttresses on the lowest side: the upper walls are tile-hung, with some scalloped bands and with canopied sections at three levels. Tile roof with gables, one hipped end, and hipped dormers; old central shafted stack and an ornamental stack of 1905. One storey and attic, irregular fenestration. Casements with leaded lights. Deep open porch, with a massive boarded door.

Interior: the massive fireplace of stone and brick remain from the original lobby-entrance house and also some C17 beams. There is much woodwork of 1905 in similar style, some wide floorboards, and wood and ironwork door furniture.

Small later wing at the north-west corner. The drop in ground and the staggered plan, on the east side, has been used to enrich the elevations, and at each end of the house walls of stone with brick dressings extend into the terraced garden.

Ref: Country Houses of Today by Lawrence Weaver. Old Country Cottages : Studio Winter Number 1906-7.

Listing NGR: SU7464025294

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26386788

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)