Description

WALFORD CP -
SO 52 SE

4/63
Old Hill Court
18.5.53

- II

House. Circa 1600. Timber-framed with slate roof. T-plan with cross-wing
at right. Framed in square panels with row of close-studding above sill.
Two-storey C19 rendered gabled porch fills angle with cross-wing and has
first floor window and pointed doorway. To its left the main range is of two
bays and has casement windows. The left-hand one on the ground floor is C20
and of steel, and the right-hand one is of three lights with transom and leaded
glazing. The cross-wing is of one bay. The ground floor window is of four
lights, the first floor one of three lights. Both have a transom and leaded
glazing. The attic window has timber mullions. Chimney to left of porch.
On the right-hand return wall of the cross-wing are two further chimneys,
both with projecting stacks. Interior: the fireplace in the room to the left
of the porch has moulded jambs and a damaged lintel. Little remains of painted
decoration discovered on the studwork of the rear wall of this range. (RCHM,
p 198).

Listing NGR: SO5825621571

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26632188

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)