Description

ST4ONE NORTH PERROTT CP WILLIS'S LANE (South side, off)

6/207 Summerhouse, about 70 metres west
of North Perrott Manor House

GV II

Summerhouse. Dated 1880. Probably by T.H. Wyatt, architect. Ham stone ashler; hipped conical roof with plain clay tiles
and lead capping. Octagonal plan; single-storey. Set on wide paved plinth; chamfered plinth, cill mould, cornice,
fluted Ionic pilasters to each angle, summounted by obelisk finials. North-east face has a moulded 3-centre-arched
doorway with pair of part-glazed doors, the arch having incised spandrils and keystone. To the two laces each side of
doorway are a modified type of Venetian window with raised sidelights, diamond glazed. The rear faces blank. The
building set into the angle of a 3m high stone wall. Interior has a timber boarded ceiling with stellar pattern ribs -
a very carefully detailed little building forming an important element in tis important later C19 formal garden.

Listing NGR: ST4666709601

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26308636

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Recommended Books

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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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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)