Description

MESHAW
SS 71 NE
4/36 Gidley House (marked on O.S. map
- as Gidley Arms Inn)
- II
House, later an inn, now again a house. Stated to have dated beam in roof:- "1826",
some C20 internal refitting, large C20 addition at the rear. Coursed and squared
local rubble in alternating thick and thin bands, deep eaves, hipped slate roof,
lead ridges, very large end roughcast stacks.
Plan: symmetrical frontage, central entrance hall with staircase, large drawing
room to right running the full depth of the house, dining room to left running to
half the depth of the house, behind it a small parlour, kitchen wing at rear rebuilt
C20.
Exterior: symmetrical 2 storeys, 3 bays, 16-pane sash windows, large to ground
floor, slightly smaller on first floor, rubble voussoirs to flat-arch heads.
Central door opening, paired C20 glazed doors in a conforming style. Left return
with two 2-light wooden mullioned-and-transomed windows.
Interior: with some refitting, retains much co-eval joinery including doors,
architraves and the dog-leg staircase with stick balusters, moulded handrail and a
turned newel at its foot; drawing room and hall with simple Regency plasterwork,
cornices and ceiling centres.

Listing NGR: SS7709718099

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26401111

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets