Description

SJ 45 SW CREWE BY FARNDON C.P. CREWE HILL LANE

2/23 Crewe Hill and attached
Cottage.

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- II

House and Cottage, apparently circa 1805 but extended circa 1890,
fenestration altered late C20 and containing a number of brought-in
features of interest. Rendered with grey slate roofs. Mildly Gothick
externally. 2 storeys and 3 windows. The main block is symmetrical
with flush central gable and projecting wing gables linked by a
verandah. Gothick double doors with cross-casement over. Late C20
square bay windows to lower storey of wings, with balconies above in
front of oak French windows to bedrooms. An attached cottage forms a
recessed lower wing right.
Interior Central full-height hall has richly carved doors of oak
left, right and to rear, perhaps late C16/C17, brought in open-string
stair right, with winders, and stick balusters, leading to gallery with
barleysugar balusters supported on 2 richly carved posts over front of
hall; Jacobethan oak ceiling. Dining room (to rear) added circa 1890.
The antiquarian creation of the open hall constitutes the chief
interest of the building.

Listing NGR: SJ4207452708

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Crewe Hill at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5184824

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living