Description

SJ 62 SE; 10/22

CHILD'S ERCALL C.P.,
Dodecote Grange

II

Farmhouse. Mid-to late C18 with minor mid-and late C19 additions. Red
brick; hipped slate roof with sprocketed leaves. U-plan. Two storeys and
attic. Plinth, dentil brick eaves cornice (bricks placed on end) and
central gabled eaves dormer with horizontal-sliding glazing bar sash. Brick
ridge stack off-centre to right and on rear wing to left. South-west (garden)
front; Three bays; 3-12-:3-light segmental-headed small paned C19 wooden casements.
Pair of C20 French casements to right. One-bay addition to right with parapet
and 2-light segmental-headed wooden casement to each floor. Further lower
2-storey hipped-roofed addition to right. Late C20 glazed lean-to addition
in front to right. Left-hand return front: central gabled eaves dormer with
horizontal-sliding glazing bar sash. First-floor segmental-headed small
paned C20 wooden cross window off-centre to right and ground-floor 2-light
segmental-headed small-paned C19 wooden casement. Four steps up to pair of
half-glazed doors to right; early C19 flat-roofed wooden porch with cast side
panels and cornice. 2 gabled wings at rear and gabled recessed centre
segmental-headed small-paned wooden cross windows. INTERIOR: late C18 staircase
at rear with closed string, turned balusters and square newel posts. Doors
with H-hinges. This house is particularly notable for its interesting plan
form. The owner (March 1986) reports that a barn (now demolished) on the
farm was dated 1772.

Listing NGR: SJ6749423340

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648383

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)