Description

TQ 55 SE SHIPBOURNE RIDING LANE (OFF)
3/19
Fairhill

II

Country house. Circa 1840 with late C19 alterations. Stucco with eaves cornice to
slate roofs, hipped at ends of block. Ridge stacks, one retaining moulded capping
Two storeys; 2-1-3-1-2 bays, salient features being 2 pedimented and projecting breaks
with pilaster-strips, flanking central 3 bays. These contain tripartite windows with
bracketed pediments over, on ground floor. Mostly casement windows. Outer wings have
string-courses with French casements on the ground floor and balustraded and bracketed
balconies over. Late C19, 3-bay central break on ground floor containing lobby with
marble steps and reveals. Introduce low relief over doorway. Panelled door. Rear
with moulded string over ground floor. 4-3-4 bays, the central 3 breaking forward
with paired pediments. Interior. Doric fluted columns in entrance hall. Three
Louis Quinze revival fireplaces of the later C19. One circa 1740 fireplace with
flanking Atlant Herms brought in, now in dining room. Early Victorian floral cornices
throughout.

Listing NGR: TQ5737351180

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26328293

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)