Description

NZ 2215 HIGH CONISCLIFFE THE GREEN
(South side)
18/125 No. 49 (Valley House)
with conservatory
on left
II
House and conservatory. Late C18 house with later additions and alterations.
Late C19 conservatory. Partly-rendered rubble with some brick infill; pantiled
roof and brick chimney stacks. Glazed wood conservatory. Entrance at rear of
house.
2 storeys, 4 windows. Flush quoins at left. Scattered fenestration: 2 replaced
sashes and canted bay window at right on ground floor; two 12-pane sashes and
two 24-pane sashes, with horizontally-sliding 6-pane sections, above. Lead
sundial, above central ground-floor window, in shape of a grandfather clock has
raised putti, motto: TEMPUS FUGIT and a segmental top with date 1774 (?).
Raised eaves. Roof has raised verges. Old brick end and ridge stacks with
rebuilt tops.
Gable-fronted glazed conservatory, on left return, has canted front entrance bay.
Low 2-storey outshut on rear of house. 6-panel door and 4-pane overlight to
left of outshut.
Interior contains early C19 panelling from Coniscliffe Hall.
Conservatory derelict at time of survey.

Listing NGR: NZ2263515163

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26414368

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)