Description

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LITTLE THURLOW
THE STREET
The Old House

(Formerly listed as The Olde School House, LITTLE THURLOW)

19.12.61.

GV
II*
The school was founded in 1614 by Sir Stephen Soame who also endowed the almshouses. A red brick building, now a dwelling house.

Two storeys and attics. Three window range. (1:1:1), the central part, of one window range, breaks forward and has a porch on the ground storey. The windows are mullioned and transomed casements (Renewed in the C20), with rusticated stucco surrounds. Sir Stephen's coat of arms is carved in a panel above the Tudor arched doorway and there is a latin inscription which reads "MELVIS DE REPVBLICA MERVNT QVI IVVEM TUTEM INSTITVENDAM CVRAVARE QVAM QVI IP SOS LIBEROS". The doorway has the original boarded and studded door and lock. The spandrels to the arch are carved with foliated ornamentation. Roof tiled, with a red brick chimney stack with three octagonal shafts on a rectangular base.

Old House, Manor Farmhouse, Gurton Barn, Trudgetts, 120 The Street with 116E-116F The Square, Lavender Cottage, Cock Inn, The Old Post Office, 123 and 123A The Street, Street Farmhouse and Corner Cottage form a group.

Listing NGR: TL6777650914

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545489

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2