Description

TA 02 58 DRIFFIELD BRIDGE STREET
(south side)

12/6 No 17 (Bridge House)

GV II

House. Early C18, extensively remodelled and extended early C20. Brick,
rendered, with stone dressings, timber eaves cornice, pantiled roof.
2 storeys with cellars and attics, 3 bays with later one-bay extension to
right. Direct entry. Chamfered plinth, rusticated quoins. 6-panel door
(with fluted margins and roundels to panels) under oblong fanlight with
glazing bars in panelled reveals. Doorcase with fluted attached columns
carrying dentilled pediment. Early C20 canted bays with leaded panes and
coloured glass to right and left. First floor band. First floor windows
have C20 glazing in stone architraves. Dentilled eaves cornice, roof
dormers and axial stacks, coped gable to left, oversailing eaves to right.
Interior contains early C18 stair with turned balusters and ramped handrail,
and good quality bolection-moulded fireplace to first floor right side room.

Listing NGR: TA0238558025

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26364881

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)