Description

WEM RURAL C.P. -
SJ 43 SE
5/117 The Lawn
-
- II
House. Probably late C18 with C19 additions and alterations. Red brick
with purple brick headers; slate roof has coped verges on carved kneelers
with pointed stone finials. 3 storeys with painted dentilled eaves
cornice and fluted band below. 3-window front, 16-paned glazing bar
sashes with wedge lintels and raised keystones and bracketed cills.
Central entrance; stone Tuscan porch with carving of ship's anchor to
shaped pediment over plain pilastered stone doorcase with 6-panel door
and rectangular overlight. Internal end stacks. Inscription "SW (inverted)/
1898" to bricks above centre first-floor window. Full-height gable
in centre to rear accommodates back staircase. Interior: oak winder
staircase to rear gable removed between ground and first floors. Panelled
shutters to front ground-floor windows.

Listing NGR: SJ4799633263

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26529711

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)