Description

CROWTON C.P. WOODS LANE
SJ 57 SE
(East Side)
4/8 Ruloe House
II

Formerly agent's house, now house: 1873 by John Douglas for the
Wilbraham Estate. Flemish bond orange brick. Red tile roof and brick
chimneys with strip pilaster decoration. 2-storey, 4-bay south front.
Moulded brick bands at 1st floor and sill level. Irregular massing to
the front. Right end projects and has a circular turret at its left
corner with tall conical roof. 2-light windows with moulded brick
mullions. 2-bay centre has 4-light window of lancets with a stone
mullion and half-glazed door to the right. Above is 2-light window in
gabled dormer. Left end bay steps forward in 3 stages, and has
4-light mullioned and transomed window below, similar mullioned window
above. Right side has gabled porch to main door and some blind
arcading.
Interior: Rooms lie off corridor which contains well staircase with
turned balusters. Simple ceiling mouldings and wooden fire surrounds,
one with "Delft" tiles and cast-iron grate.

Listing NGR: SJ5830972861

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Ruloe House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7379078

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)