Description

PARISH OF PILSLEY MAIN ROAD
SK 27 SW
2/159 (North Side)
Top House
GV II
House. c1838-40, probably by Joseph Paxton, for the Devonshire
estate. Coursed squared sandstone with sandstone dressings.
Overhanging Welsh slate roof with decorative wooden bargeboards.
Paired diamond ashlar gable stacks. T-plan. Two storeys.
South elevation of two plus one bays. Symmetrical two bay part
has angle quoins. Central gabled porch with decorative
bargeboards and finial. Segmental pointed arched doorway with
slight chamfer. Pair of half glazed doors. Flanked by 2-light
casement windows deeply set in plain ashlar surrounds. Arched
lights to the casements. Two similar windows above, in gabled
half dormers with decorative bargeboards. Lower wing to right
has a similar 4-light window. Similar fenestration to rear
wing.

Listing NGR: SK2414370938

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26380554

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