Description

EXBOURNE
SS 50 SE
4/37 Glebe House
II
House, formerly rectory. Circa 1840-50. Plastered stone walls. Gable ended slate
roof. 4 plastered gable end stacks with tall C20 brick shafts and 1 axial stack.
Plan: Double depth plan with service wing to the left. Central entrance passage
with 2 principal rooms overlooking garden to the right and subsidiary rooms to the
left with small service wing beyond.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window entrance front with 2 large gables and
smaller one in between. Left-hand gable has original 2-light sash window with
square hoodmould, similar window to its right and 3-light window below. Central
gabled porch with diagonal buttresses and 4-centred arched doorway with panelled
door. Recessed from left-hand end is 1-window service range with similar 2-light
window without hoodmould. Garden front at right-hand end is symmetrical with 3
windows, centre part projects slightly. First floor windows are 2-light sashes,
canted 4-light bay windows on ground floor. At centre is original glazed door with
gothic tracery, square fanlight and hoodmould above.
Interior not properly inspected but appears fairly complete and the 2 principal
rooms have original chimneypieces with 4-centre arched lintels and columns either
side. Original joinery also likely to survive.

Listing NGR: SS5949601517

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399311

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)