Description

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5111
SE 1032
39/1085

THORNTON ROAD
Thornton BD13
Ashfield House

II

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Circa 1850-60 built for the Craven family, owners of Prospect Mill. A
substantial villa of sandstone ashlar with slight Italianate details.
Two-storeys with rusticated quoins. Plinth and console brackets to moulded
eaves cornice. Hipped slate roof with corniced chimneys. Three bay (east
entrance) front. Windows in architrave surrounds with cornices on console
brackets, the central first floor window with pediment. Tuscan column porch
with deep entablature. Panelled door with radial glazed fanlight. Four bay
south garden front with left hand bay breaking forward with rusticated quoins.
Similar fenestration except in break which has tripartite windows with cornices,
pilasters dividing and flanking the lights on ground floor. Sill bands.
Interior has rich plasterwork and mouldings to doorcases, including anthemion
pattern. Staircase has stained glass 2 light arched stair window. Good
polychrome encaustic tiles to hall floor. The house has a prominent hillside
site with terraced grounds.

Listing NGR: SE1028032633

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26600564

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