Description

SO 4461 KINGSLAND CP LONGFORD (north side)

13/40 Angel House

11.6.59

GV II

House. Early C17, extended late C17, refronted late C18, with some mid-
C20 restoration. Timber-frame with painted brick and rendered infill on
rubble base, refronted in brick, with tile roof. T-plan, cross-wing
aligned east/west, rear wing extending to north extended in late C17. Main
stack between two bays of original rear wing. South front: two storeys,
three windows, all 3-light casements with leaded rectangular quarries and
timber sills. The two similar casements on ground floor have rubbed brick
heads. The central entrance approached by four stone steps has a broken
pediment supported on scrolled wooden brackets. Two-leaf door of four
panels with narrow overlight. Framing: four square panels high, both
gables of cross-wing jettied with chamfered bressummer on simple curved
brackets. Straight angle braces to tie-beam, the truss with five struts to
collar and V-struts in apex. Rear wing also four square panels high, the
late C17 addition, three square panels high. Interior: exposed chamfered
and stopped ceiling beams. In a fireplace of main stack there is a re-used
C14 moulded stone. (RCHM, 3, p 84, no 19).

Listing NGR: SO4471061428

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26357911

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings