Description

SU 78 NE HAMBLEDEN COLSTROPE

6/60 Colstrope Farmhouse
20.8.74

GV II

House. Early - mid C18. Knapped flint to front, with brick dressings
and dentil eaves; remainder brick with incised line pointing. Plain
tile M roof with flanking brick chimneys. Double pile. 2 storeys,
cellar and attics; 3 bays. Outer bays have 3-light windows with central
metal casements and C20 glazing, the ground floor left window altered
with top lights. Both ground floor windows have segmental heads.
2-light window to centre over half-glazed door in C20 gabled wooden
porch. Small lower wing to right. Rear has 3-light windows to outer
bays, c.1830-40 French doors with arched trellis porch to right, and
central staircase window. C20 casement inserted to ground floor right.
Small attic casements in gables. Interior: entrance hall has reeded
doorcases; rear parlour has similar doorcases with rosettes at corners, and
small marble fireplace, all of c,1830-40; front left room has asymmetrical
arched recesses flanking altered fireplace. Lower wing has queen strut trusses
incorporating timbers from older structure.

Listing NGR: SU7827088142

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26418704

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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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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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover