Description

HORSHAM RURAL BRIGHTON ROAD
1.
5404 St John's College
(formerly listed as
Coolhurst)
TQ 12 NE 12/306 22.9.59.

II*

2.
The oldest portion of the building is the back part of the former service
wing. This is C17, Stone and red brick. The main building is a Tudor Gothic
mansion built by Maria, Marchioness of Northampton in 1833-5. Architect
P F Robinson. Two storeys. Five windows. Faced with Roman cement. Horsham
slab roof. Two bays of 6-lights on both floors with gables over surmounted
by finials. Parapet between containing Gothic lettering. Casement windows
of 2 or 3-lights with dripstones over. Square bay of five-lights on ground
floor with pierced parapet. Ground floor addition of library with slate roof
at west end. Service wing set back at east end with a gable in cottage Gothic
style with cusped bargeboards. On the entrance front there is a 3-storeyed
tower over the doorway with an empty niche on first floor and gable with small
oriel to east of this. Good example of a Tudor Gothic mansion.

Listing NGR: TQ1951829649

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532273

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)