Description

SHOREHAM-BY-SEA THE CLOSE, OLD SHOREHAM TQ 20 NW 3/55 (west side) 10.1.84 Shoreham Court II

House, now divided. Circa 1860 in a neo-Gothic style. Flint with ashlar quoins and dressings. Slate roofs with tall irregular stacks. Two storeys with garrets. Entrance front: irregular fenestration. Salient features include gable to right with projecting octagonal oriel on first floor and smaller gable flanking it to left with neo-Decorated window on first floor, complete with hollow-chamfered arch and drip-mould over entrance with similar mouldings and boarded door. These two gables project from the wing to left, the corner clasped by a diagonal buttress with set-offs. Wing to left of 2 bays with central projecting stack. Stack in angle between blocks with octagonal stack over. Square parapetted stair-tower set back at left and with cusped single lancet windows reflecting the position of the staircase behind. Modern door inserted below, to east.

Listing NGR: TQ2158705707

External Links

• Wikidata Q26278869

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5