Description

LITTLE MARLOW FERN LANE
SU 88 NE
Fern House
5/83
- II
House, formerly work-house and lace factory. Probably built as
work-house c.1780, remodelled c.1900. Colourwashed render, hipped
old tile roof with lower part re-tiled and sprocketted
over flat wooden eaves with unmoulded modillions. 3 rendered chimneys,
2 to right with cornice caps. Double pile with early C20 wing attached
to N.E. corner. 2 storeys and attic, 4 bays. Paired barred wooden
casements in rendered architrave surrounds with keyblocks, the sills
on triglyph brackets. Outer bays have segmental heads to lower
windows. 4 gabled dormers. Centre bays have c.1900 single storey
projection with moulded wooden cornice, 5-light barred wooden casement,
and door to left. Door has architrave surround, and segmental wooden
hood on scroll brackets. Right side of house has c.1900 bay window,
loggia, and projecting wing, formerly a billiard room. Interior also
thoroughly remodelled c.1900.

Listing NGR: SU8814788559

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26597528

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)