Description

SUNNINGHILL

SU96NW CHEAPSIDE ROAD, Cheapside
599-1/15/56 (East side (off))
03/03/72 Tetworth

II

House. Early C18, extended late C18, altered C19 and mid C20.
Formerly brick, now painted render. Low pitched slate roof
concealed behind parapet. Formerly nearly square plan, a wing
added on the west in late C18.
EXTERIOR: formerly 3 storeys now 2 storeys and basement; the
second floor having been removed mid C20. Chimneys removed.
Sash windows with glazing bars.
South (garden) front: original house on right, of 7 bays; 3
windows in each of 2 semicircular full height bays and one
window in centre. Tripartite windows in each bay on ground
floor, that on the left with casement doors.
To the left the extension has a full height canted bay with 3
windows and a tripartite sash in the centre, ground floor. A
flight of 5 stone steps leads down to the garden, flanked by
low rendered walls and piers with urns on top. The entrance
door of 6 fielded panels is now on the west front and is
approached by a flight of 5 stone steps. A Doric doorcase with
triglyph frieze and renewed dentil cornice.
INTERIOR: windows retain their shutters. Some rooms have late
C18 enriched ceiling cornices.

Listing NGR: SU9356268975

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Tetworth at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26413108

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Recommended Books

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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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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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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014