Description

ST 4309 CREWKERNE LYME ROAD
(South East side)
876-1/6/10000
No.21
Chards House

II

House. Circa 1830's; possibly by John Patch of Crewkeme. Coursed dressed limestone with Hamstone dressing. Slate roof with gabled ends. Brick gable-end stacks. PLAN: Double-depth plan with central entrance, passage between the two principal front rooms and straight staircase behind the front left room. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic. Almost symmetrical 2-window front. C19 16-pane sashes, in opening with slightly cambered stone arches and slate cills. Doorway, a little to right of centre, with Hamstone ashlar recessed architrave with round arch and reeded imposts, semi-circular fanlight and C19 6-panel door. Two C20 roof-lights at front. Rear elevation not inspected. INTERIOR: Much of the original joinery remains, including:- panelled doors, a stick-baluster staircase and chimneypieces; a marble chimneypiece with slim fluted half-columns with lion paws carved on the bases; safe on first floor landing with panelled doors. NOTE: Said to have been occupied in the mid C19 by a tea merchant.

Listing NGR: ST4395609042

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26547040

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)