Description

PARISH OF ECKINGTON SOUTHGATE
SK 4379
11/121 (East Side)
Southgate Old House
31.1.67 II
House. Mid C17. Coursed coal measures sandstone with quoins,
coped gables with moulded kneelers, ridge stack and single roll
Roman tiled roof covering. Central lobby entrance plan, with
single storey contemporary range to west end rear wall, and
additions to rear at east end. Single storey and attics, three
bays, twin gabled front, each gable with a 2-light chamfer
mullioned window, and a single light window beneath a continuous
dripmoulding. Central doorway with chamfered quoined surround,
and slightly cambered soffit to lintel. Flanking the doorway to
the east, a 3-light window, to the west a 4-light window and a
2-light window, all beneath dripmoulds, and all with glazing bar
casements. West end with inserted glazed doors to ground floor,
and C19 extensions to rear. Gabled end to street with 2-light
chamfer mullioned window to attic floor. Three stone spouts
lead rainwater away from the front elevation. Interior. Two
cruck trusses survive, with single purlins, which have mortices
for windbraces. Ground floor hearth to west end room has
complex moulding to hearth bressumer, and a heck post. To the
north of, and adjoining the house, a single storey two bay range
at right angles to the main house, with a single doorway, and a
blocked 2-light chamfer mullioned window. This range contains
two further cruck trusses and a C17 hearth.

Listing NGR: SK4311779191

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26403359

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Recommended Books

• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (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)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)