Description

SJ 45 SW FARNDON C.P. HIGH STREET
South Side

2/39 Academy House

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GV II

House, late C18 with earlier internal features. Local brown brick in
Flemish bond with grey slate roof. Rusticated quoins terminate in
swept-out copings to gables. Of 3 storeys and 3 windows, symmetrical,
with slightly projecting central bay. Replaced door of 6 fielded
panels; 16-pane sashes to lower storey; 12-pane sash flanked by
16-pane sashes to 2nd storey; 6-pane sash flanked by 8-pane sashes to
3rd storey; all sashes flush.
The interior has some oak beams and, in the left bay, an altered
inglenook; 1 door of 3 oak boards.
Up to the late C19 the house was more elaborate in expression; eaves
cornice, finials and a Roman Doric porch have been removed (engraving
in owner's hands). The house used to contain a school.

Listing NGR: SJ4134554574

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26522829

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)