Description

SJ 40 NW;
4/228

PONTESBURY C.P.,
PLEALEY,
Spencer Lodge

GV

II

Farmhouse. Early C17, re-modelled and extended c1700 with further additions
of mid-C19. Earliest part timber-framed with red brick infill, red brick and
uncoursed limestone rubble to later additions, plain tile roofs. Original
house L-shaped with 2-bay range added to front c1700, to the left of this
a mid-C19 addition also of two bays. 0ne storey and attic to original house
with two storeys to remainder; framing: exposed to rear range; wide rectangular
panels, four from cill to wall-plate, jowled wall posts. Front in two
distinct sections; c1700 part to right has two cross-paned sashes below wall
plate and one with segmental head below to right of pedimented stone doorcase
with 6-panel door (top panels now glazed); wide floor band to centre and
external end stack; left-hand section has two glazing-bar sashes with horns
to first floor and one tripartite sash window in centre to ground floor,
all with segmental heads, external end stack. INTERIOR: front room of
original house has chamfered ceiling beams; sitting room of c1700 addition
with rectangular oak panelling incorporating a carved niche to one wall and
an inset corner cupboard to another.

Listing NGR: SJ4238506852

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26307296

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Recommended Books

• 
  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
• 
  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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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)