Description

FOWNHOPE CP FOWNHOPE
SO 53 SE
7/51 The Tan House
GV II
Formerly row of tenements, now one house. C17 house with adjoining late
C18 and early C19 additions. Timber-framed core to earlier house with
part wattle-and-daub and part brick infill, sandstone plinth, remainder
part sandstone rubble and part painted brick, slate and tiled roofs. L-
plan C17 house to south with rear wing extending to east; adjoining C18
house to north with further later addition to north, stacks largely
removed from C17 house and entrances blocked, end stacks to central house
with west lateral stack to northernmost house; largely two storeys and
basement with single-storey and attic to earlier house; west front, brick
refacing to west wall of C17 section to right; central late C18 house with
string course and four openings to first floor with cambered heads, left
of centre one blocked flanked by glazing bar sash windows with ledged door
to far right; ground floor, tripartite glazing bar sash window to left
and 2-light opening with slatted vents to right of blocked ledged door;
present entrance at junction with northern addition with canopy and
panelled door; irregular fenestration to left with 4-light casement window
to left and single light to right, tripartite glazing bar sash window to
ground floor. Interior of C17 wing reveals timber-framing, fairly complete
though renewed and replaced in parts, former end trusses bear traces of
lozenge framing and one panelled room on the ground floor to left. The
right end section of the central house retains a cider mill and press on
the ground floor.

Listing NGR: SO5775434574

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26391973

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)