Description

SJ 45 SE TILSTON CHURCH ROAD
(West side)

1/42 The Close

II

House, C17, with late C19 wing to north and other additions and
alterations in C17 style. Red-brown brick with false timber-framed
gables. Tile roofs and ridges. 2 storey, asymmetrical facade with 3
gables, 1 slightly projecting to form L plan. Rectangular collared
brick flues set diagonally, from 1 to 2 per stack, on collared brick
stacks. First floor dentillated band. Slightly projecting timber
casements, with billet moulding to sides, with stone cills. Arched
brick head to doorway. Timber 5-spiked gable finials typical of Leche
Estate.

3 storey brick water tower integral to building (at rear) has a hipped
tile roof with weather vane. Interior: Sandstone chimney stack with
inglenooks with panelling brought from Carden Hall, and moulded
brackets to beam in kitchen. Partly exposed upper cruck in first
floor room. Door posts with pointed heads of C19 type, fielded
4-panel doors.

Listing NGR: SJ4586351358

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26423034

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)