Description

TL 45 NE CAMBRIDGE QUEEN EDITH'S WAY
(North side)
667-/21/10066 No.23
The Sun House

II

House. 1938-39 by Mullett and Denton Smith for William Cairns. Modern Movement style. Painted brick laid in stretcher bond; bituminous felt roofs. Plan consists of single-storey wing running west-east butting into a 2-storey cross wing at east end terminating to south in a full-width bow fitted with 3 3-light Crittall windows to each floor. Flat roof with wide painted fascia boards. Single-storey wing with quadrant corner at south-west corner, emphasised by a curved Crittall window. Projecting sun lounge butts against south flank: 3 plate-glass windows and a double-leaf glazed door. Flat roof with swept parapet. Curved roof patio projects from 2-storey block supported on 2 timber posts of square section. Partition walls and Crittall windows inserted c.1950 to form kitchen. Rear (north) elevation pierced by 1-, 2- and 3-light Crittall windows and a door. INTERIOR. All features described date from 1938-39. Pine internal doors decorated with single large veneered letters. Lounge (ground floor of2-storey wing) with fitted furniture; radiogram with speaker outlets to principal rooms; uplighting wall lights. Central heating radiators. Circular arch leads to dining room, the base of the arch cut tangentially to allow passage. Kitchen with fitted cupboards and shelving. Staircase of timber except for lower flight: laminated glass treads and string, circular newels and handrail clad with mirror tesserae. First floor principal bedroom with Belling electric fire. Tiled bathroom with shower attachment controlled by recessed regulators. House notable for survival of original fittings. (Smith, D, Smith, M: Architects' plans: 1936)

Listing NGR: TL4690555660

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26558658

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)