Description

SE 7971 NORTON-ON-DERWENT COMMERCIAL STREET
(south side)
9/25 No 22 (The Elms)

GV II
House. Early C18, probably with earlier origins, and late C19 alteration
and extension in 2 stages. Squared sandstone on plinth with red brick
extensions in Flemish bond; pantile roof with brick and rendered stacks.
Central stair-hall plan with rear extensions added. 2-storey, 3-window
front. Central door with C19 bordered coloured glazing beneath porch of
entablature on fluted Doric columns. Tripartite sashes to left and right,
and single-pane sashes to first floor. Painted wedge lintels and stone
sills to all windows. Coped gables and shaped kneelers. Left of centre and
end right stacks. Interior: early - mid C18 staircase to centre room with
moulded handrail on turned balusters, and shaped cheek-pieces. Segment-
arched fireplace to left of same room. Panelled shutters with original
fittings to all ground-floor front openings. In the attic, a crossed-apex
cruck truss has been reused over the left cross wall; and there is a door
with H-L hinges. The house was the Norton manor house until the late C19.

Listing NGR: SE7940271366

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26442439

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)