Description

ACTON BRIDGE C.P. CLIFF ROAD
SJ 57 NE
(West Side)
1/6 Wolverley
3/1/1967

- II

House: early C17 core, extended and remodelled late C18 with minor
C19 and C20 additions. Flemish bond orange and red brick with some
yellow headers. Graduated Welsh slate roof with a stone ridge and
coping. 1 gable and lateral brick chimneys. Long rectangular plan,
perhaps developing from C17 hall and crosswing. 2-storey, 6-bay south
front. Right hand 3 bays present a symmetrical facade with channelled
stone heads and moulded composite stone sills to C20 steel casements
with glazing bars. Central bay has recent Tuscan porch and doorcase
to 6-panelled door. 3 bays to left are set back and have 2 and
3-light steel casements under segmental brick heads and a central
6-panelled door in a heavy wooden case. Sun lounge added to the left.
Interior: room to left of entrance reveals timber small framing which
also survives inside the brick skin, in parts. Several rooms have
ovolo-moulded ceiling beams with jewelled stops of this period. The
majority of the fittings are late C18. Good oak well staircase with
turned balusters, moulded and ramped handrail with a spiral end. Cut
brackets on open string. Fielded panelling in the well. 4 and 6-
fielded panelled doors in doorcases with panelled soffits. Fragments
of C17 painted glass in the stairwell window.

Listing NGR: SJ5941275641

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26576094

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)