Description

SU 74 NW LONG SUTTON THE STREET
(North Side)

11/36 The Old Parsonage

8.7.52

- II*

C16, C 17, C18, and modern. Large timber-framed house with later cladding
(on 2 sides) and additions. 2 storeys and attic, irregular fenestration.
The north-south structure has a cross wing at the north end which projects
on the east side, in the middle on the east side a staircase wing projects
further as a narrower structure, the space between the two gabled structures
containing the entrance. To the south of the staircase block and on the
north side there are massive Tudor stacks, with rectangular bases supporting
triple separate diagonal flues. Red tile roofing, the cladding to the
south gable. High gabled dormer on the east side, stacks have a roof link
to the main roof. The framing is exposed on the east side (north of the
stack) and in the gables on the west side, with red brick infill. Other
walling is in red brickwork in Flemish bond, on the west and south sides,
the south side of the east elevation, and on the more recent extensions;
blue headers occur on the south gable above a plinth. The west elevation,
below the timber-framed gables, is C 18 and has a 1st floor band, plinth,
a pilaster at the south side and a pilaster on each side of a doorway.
Casements throughout. Old door frames, enclosing 3-pane fanlights, boarded
doors. Three modern single-storeyed extensions occur at the north end
of the building, of brick and tile. Within the house, there is a Tudor
fireplace, a panelled screen dividing the main ground-floor area, old doors,
and a small cellar. To the north of the house are 3 small detached sheds,
having steep tiled roofs and bricknogged timber-frames.

Listing NGR: SU7391647347

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534484

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)