Description

HAWKHURST STREAM LANE
TQ 72 NE (south side)

12/440 East Heath
20.6.67
GV II
House. Late C18. Timber framed and weather-boarded on brick base with plain
tiled roof. Two storeys with paired modillion eaves cornice to hipped roof with
stacks to end left and to end right. Regular fenestration of 2 tripartite glazing
bar sashes on each floor in moulded surrounds, with central glazing bar sash on
first floor, and central door of 6 raised and fielded panels with traceried semi-
circular fanlight and open pediment on Doric pilasters with entablature blocks.
Three hipped rear wings (one a C20 extension) and exterior across inleft return to
stone-lined cellars, possibly pre-dating the house. Interior: geometric stair
with wreathed handrail and stick balusters on scrolled treads. Dado rail in main
rooms, with enriched, swagged fire-surrounds with Neo-Classical motifs, and in an
upper room, agricultural implements and swagged ears of wheat.

Listing NGR: TQ7624929040

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26405573

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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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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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living