Description

TL 6222 GREAT DUNMOW STORTFORD ROAD
TL 6221 (S SIDE)
7/49, 8/10 Westbury House
20.2.67
GV II

House, early C19 with earlier remnants, timber framed and plastered with
continuous front parapet. Two storeys and of complex plan form. with various
peg tile roofs, including a long range, parallel to the street hipped on E end
and gable on W. The W end has 3 ranges of parallel roofs over a very deep block
form. At the E end a block prjects slightly with 2 double hung sash windows
with moulded surrounds and small panes on each floor, and a painted timber
cornice which carried over the main block. This has 5 similar double hung
sashes, on the first floor, over 4 others and an off-centre Doric column flat
topped projecting porch. Near the W end is a curious fanlight-like motif in
mid wall and linked by thin strips to a door/window group beneath. At the E
end a single storey slate, gabled block with cured, recessed, sash window with
small panes. Numerous ridge line stacks. Interior shows some evidence of
earlier timber framing and early C19 decorative detail.

Listing NGR: TL6247122008

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26305715

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)