Description

ARRETON
SZ58SW MERSTONE
1353-0/4/55 Redway Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. C17 in origin (datestone of 1610 reported) altered
and extended in C18 (Datestone of 1741 with the initials I P M
on the south front), extended c1890. Built of Isle of Wight
stone rubble, partly coursed with some brick and some stone
dressings.Tiled roof with cemented chimneystacks. L-shaped
with c1890 extension to right. The south front east side is
C17 with brick dressings. The west part is of stone. Off
central cemented chimneystack, chalk below. 3 gabled dormers
with iron spike finials, coping and kneelers and C19 windows.
Stringcourse to west part. 7 windows in all, late C19 sashes
without glazing bars in C18 architraves with keystones to
east, 3-light casements to west. Plinth. Central early C19
trellis-work porch with late C18 door and 3 stone steps. Rear
elevation has L wing of stone rubble with brick dressings.
Rear of main range has 1 storey C19 yellow brick corridor
extension with gable with kneelers, cambered doorcase and 6
panelled door. To the east there is a linked C18 service
building, probably a brewhouse, of stone rubble with brick
dressings and tiled roof with chimneystack. Interior has a
spine beam with late C17 profile, the lounge has C18 type
panelling and there is an early C18 staircase with 3 turned
balusters to each step, scrolled tread ends and floral
designs. One room on the entrance west was lowered in the late
C19 for meettings of the Plymouth Brethren. The house belonged
to Arreton Manor and and was given by Thomas Lord Culpeper to
his natural daughter Charlotte who married Robert Pushall
towards the end of the C17.
(V.C.H.: 148).

Listing NGR: SZ5359184886

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26512751

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)