Description

RUSHDEN FRIARS GRANGE
TL 33 SW
7/23 Friars Grange
II
House. Early to mid C16 origins, C18 additions. Remodelled in C19,
altered in C20. Timber frame, all roughcast and weatherboarded. Slate
roofs. 2 bay 2 storey C16 block perhaps a wing of a larger house, now
disappeared. Narrower and lower 1 storey and attic 3 bay extension
attached to a weatherboarded former outbuilding. Original block has a
ground floor C20 rectangular bay projecting to front, C20 flush frame
casements. Inserted cross axial ridge stack on shallow pitched C19 roof.
3 bay range to left with 3 small gables, cross axial stack. To rear:
original block jettied with exposed joists, largely underbuilt. 2 gables
on 3 bay addition, right bay of which projects slightly with sham timber
framing. Entrance to left of this range. Entrance with C20 bracketed
hood in outbuilding to right, gable end of which has another entrance.
Interior: quirked wave moulded cross axial bearer with later chamfered
axial bearers in C16 bays, exposed jowled posts of large scantling.

Listing NGR: TL3178232874

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26396752

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability