Description

YATTON C.P. STREAMCROSS (south side) Claverham
ST 46 NW
5/190 Claverham House
- II

House. Dated 1744 with mid C19 alterations. Rubble with limestone dressings,
C19 work in limestone ashlar, hipped mansard pantiled roof with crestings and
2 stacks to each side. 2 storeys and 5 bays, first floor has sashes in exposed
boxes with splayed stone heads and keystones, ground floor has square C19 bay
right and left with 2 plate-glass sashes to front, panelled frieze and cornice,
central C19 porch has pilasters on pedestals, panelled double doors in round-
headed opening with moulded surround, keystone and fanlight with radial glazing
bars, parapet and cornice; 3 gabled C19 dormers each with 2-light casement and
finial; rubble parapet with cornice ramped up to sides to ball finial on stem,
rusticated quoin strips, plinth. Attached to left and set forward, 1 1/2 storey C19
addition with square bay to front with 4 narrow plate-glass sashes with
shouldered heads, one similar sash to each side of bay, panelled parapet and
cornice, small 2-light casement above with chamfered stone mullion and hood
mould, rusticated quoin strips, moulded string carried around bay, stepped gable
over all with ball finial to top and sides, plinth. Right return has parapet
and cornice returned, carried across between 2 ashlar stacks; two 2-light attic
casements with large ovolo-moulded mullions, lead rainwater head dated SC 1744.
Left return has external stack to side of C19 addition with similar sash; gable
end of main house has 2 tall attic lights, one ovolo mullion and one chamfered,
both plate-glass, lead rainwater head with patterned front. Rear has 3 bays to
left, (2-storey rear wing attached to right, now in separate occupation and not
included in list); 2 bays to left have ground and first floor sashes with thicker
glazing bars in deep stepped reveals with splayed stone head and keystones at
ground floor, 2 cellar openings with relieving arches, 2-light casement with
large ovolo mullion and iron stanchions to left, door to right and small 3-pane
C20 light; 3rd bay has large round-headed sash in raised stone surround with
keystone, Gothic tracery glazing bars; single storey flat-roofed C20 porch to
right with panelled door and 5-light window to rear; one 2-light gabled dormer
and rooflight. Interior: not inspected, said to contain good staircase and
several C19 fireplaces.

Listing NGR: ST4434566186

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26606909

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)