Description

SHILTON CHURCH LANE

SP20NE Elm House (previously
4/294 listed as Elm Farm-
12.9.55 house).

GV II

Former Farm House. Dated 1683. Coursed rubble and ashlar quoins on
chamfered plinth, Cotswold stone roof. Square paired end chimneys, to
east retaining joint capping. 2 storeys on basement, gable - lit attic.
2:3 windows, cross mullion wooden casements with chamfered wooden lintels
on ground floor and continuous wooden string lintel over 1st floor. Two
2-light stone mullion windows to basement or cellar (left). Roughly
central ledged door with date in raised letters in panel above. 1-bay
extension to right, chimney dated 1684 - here the ground floor window and
door have stone flat arches. Good interior. Well staircase with ball-
topped newels (2 retain turned underside) and fattish turned balusters on
moulded string. In ground floor east room a good stone Tudor-arch fire-
place with cornice; west room has cambered wooden lintel to fireplace with
cut firearm brackets over, and a wide stop chamfered spine beam. Diamond-
stop-chamfers to door-surrounds. The east room has a plaster design above
the fireplace. A little bit of carving occurs on a quoin to right of main
block.

Listing NGR: SP2664908454

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26639716

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (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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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)