Description

FETCHAM BELL LANE
TQ/15/NW (north side)
2/44
Fetcham House
2.4.70
II

House. Early C19; slightly altered. Colour-washed roughcast, probably on brick;
slate roof. Rectangular double-depth plan under 2-span roof. Two storeys and 5
bays; the symmetrical facade has a central doorway (up 4 steps) framed by
prominent pilasters with entablatures and a moulded cornice, and a 6-panel door
with traceried overlight (oval crossed by diagonals); four 12-pane sashed windows
at ground floor and five 9-pane sashes above; projecting eaves and hipped 2-span
roof with 2 chimneys between the ridges. The left return wall has a 2-storey
canted bay to the rear, with three 12-pane sashes on each floor. The rear has a
door with margin panes and an overlight like that at the front, and 12- and 9-
pane sashed windows unsymmetrically disposed. Interior not inspected. Dr Thomas
Monro (1759-1833), patron of artists, entertained Turner, Girtin and De Wint
amongst others, at this house.

Listing NGR: TQ1472155859

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26582418

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)