Description

GRAYSWOOD ROAD
1.
5393
(East Side)
Jesses
SU 93 SW 10/40
II
2.
Early C20 house built by local architect-builder Parbury. Influence of Art and
Craft movement shows in simplicity and good detail. Irregular entrance front of
3 bays. Two storeys at sides. Taller centre with attic and projecting catslide
over porch. Hipped tiled roofs, dull red Sussex brick, tiled dripmoulds. Leaded
casements of 2, 3 and 4 lights. Pentice extension at left: half-octagonal bay
on right return and right garage extension. Rear elevation tile hung above with
oversailing 1st floors in gabled outer bays; and chimney tucked into the right
inner angle so formed.
House is listed mainly as the home from 1917 until his death in 1940 of Arnold
Dolmetsch, pioneer of the early music revival and founder of the factory for making
early musical instruments.

Listing NGR: SU9096733743

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26536559

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)