Description

WALTHAM ST LAWRENCE THE STREET
SU 8276-8376 (west side)

20/12 Paradise House
(formerly listed as
25.3.55 Paradise,
Paradise Corner)

G.V. II

Large house. Early C18, extended late Cl8, C19, altered C20. Brick, old tile
hipped roof. Originally rectangular plan of 3x2 bays, now larger rectangular
plan with 2 added bays. 2 storeys. 2 chimneys with offset heads and clay pots.
Sash windows with glazing bars and gauged brick heads. Moulded and dentilled
brick eaves. Road (east) front: 3 bays. First-floor string. Centre sash
window flanked by 2, tripartite sash windows in moulded architrave surrounds. 3
taller windows on ground floor. Entrance (south) front: 4 bays.
Semi-circular-headed window with iron balcony in centre on first floor. C20
entrance door below with moulded architrave surround and moulded hood on shaped
brackets; a small 2-light casement window with glazing bars either side of door.
2 sash windows on ground floor on the left with segmental-arched heads. The
small adjoining service cottage and converted barn on the south west are of no
special interest.

Listing NGR: SU8304776499

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605475

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)