Description

NZ 4824 BILLINGHAM THE GREEN
(South side)
19/432 COWPEN BEWLEY

25.1.51 Ivy House

II*

C17. Red brick with very high pitched roof now covered in Welsh slate. Ornamen-
tal brickwork now rare in the district. Two storeys, five windows. West end
altered and roof raised in late Georgian period. Sandstone foundation. Moulded
brick cornice and corbelled string, the latter rising to form dripmoulds over
elliptical arched window openings; and plinth band. Inserted six-panel door with
fanlight. Original rear pentice extended in C19. Interior largely remodelled in
C19 but some ceiling beams with convex chamfer stops are still visible. King
post roof trusses with posts double-braced to the tie beam and supporting a ridge
piece but no purlins.

Listing NGR: NZ4823524764

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532287

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Recommended Books

• 
  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
• 
  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
• 
  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)