Description

SU 7575 SONNING THAMES STREET
(north side)

14/34 Old School House
(West Of Track And
45 Metres North Of
Thames Street)

- II

House. Early C16 much altered and modernised. A 2 framed bay 'hall house'
with one framed bay service wing at rear.Large C19 extension to right. The
hall house of one and a half storeys has been refaced on south front in
modern times in brick with two 3-light dormers breaking eaves, tile hung
gablets and one 2-light door to left, Two 3-light casements on ground floor
with brick soldier courses over. C20 lean-to extension on left with tile roof.
C16 timber frame of good quality visible on east gable with brick infill. Old
service wing of 2 storeys and a lower ground floor, with old tile roof.
Re-faced Cl7 with brick on old flint base and large chimney added centrally
on ridge, 3 course brick plat band at first floor level. Windows 3-light leaded
casements. Interior timber frame of good quality visible with large old timber
joists over lower ground floor. Later joists at first floor. Said to have been
used as a school house in Elizabethan times.

Listing NGR: SU7587775615

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26429282

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
• 
  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings