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CORBRIDGE WHITE HOUSE
NZ 06 NW
6/211 White House Farmhouse

GV II

C
House; door surround dated 1684 withinitials I M (John and Mary Cook); early
C19 north wing, altered c.1950. Rubble, rendered and whitewashed, with
dressings; stone slate roof. C17 house T-plan with outshut on west of rear
wing.

South elevation 2 storeys, 3 bays. Left-of-centre renewed door in heavily-
moulded surround. 2-light window above and 3-light windows in side bays;window
surrounds, and mullions of 3-light windows, of raised rounded section. Good
sundial with re-cut 1702 date, above door. Coped gables with moulded kneelers,
stepped end stacks.

Left return shows chamfered window to attic. Right return shows similar 1st
floor and attic windows; set back to right 2-storey 2-bay rear wing has central
flush-panelled door in slightly-projecting gabled porch, with 2-light windows
similar to those on south front to left and renewed 16-pane sashes in stone
surrounds to right.

Interior shows contemporary fireplace and doorway to rear wing, both with
moulded surrounds; old ceiling beams.

H.L. Honeyman 'Three Jacobean Houses' Arch. Ael. 4th Series XXXI (1953) 144-8.

Listing NGR: NZ0160767270