Description

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SU 2895
3/11

GREAT FARINGDON
GLOUCESTER STREET (north side)
The Elms

(Formerly listed as No 26 (The Elms))

II

Early to mid C18 house altered and refaced in early C19. Rubble stone with cement rendered front. Two-storey and attic with plain tile roof and east end wall stack. South front, two-window range, three-storey with parapet. Sash windows with margin lights and stone sills. Stone surrounds to ground floor window and door. Stone plinth. Added lean-to extension to west side with similar window and stepped parapet.

Interior: earlier C18 wood staircase in entrance hall with panelled ends to treads and brackets beneath. Turned balusters. Two fielded panelled doors. East side ground floor room panelled with moulded dado rail and cornice and one semicircular niche. Rendered rear wing, with larger mid C19 rear extension beyond. Marble fireplace to ground floor room.

Listing NGR: SU2864695589

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26300585

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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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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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6