Description

MALPAS C.P. HIGH STREET
SJ 44 NE
(West Side)
2/70 Prospect House
GV II

House, probably 1830's, extended and converted to doctor's house with
surgery and dispensary early C20, of Flemish bond brown brickwork with
truncated pyramidal roof of graded grey slate. 3 storeys; 3 windows;
symmetrical front. Early C20 flat-roofed single-storey extension to
front contains porch with attached bay window of 3 12-pane sashes to
each side. Door has ornate leaded glazing to upper panel and 2
side-lights; rectangular 3-pane overlight; 3 stone steps with
urn-topped iron rails. Upper storeys have 12-pane flush sashes with
shouldered wedge lintels and projecting cills of stone. Dentilled
eaves. Square flat platform at centre of roof (former iron railing
and small glazed chamber, whence the Prospect, are removed).
Vigorously expressed Edwardian surgery/dispensary wing of brown and
red brick at rear. A small early C20 extension against right end.
Interior: Oak stair of 1 flight per storey with winders at head,
swept rails and curtails, stick balusters. 6-panel doors in lower 2
storeys, 5-panel in upper storey; 2 broad-boarded doors. The
Edwardian extension has a good stair; 3 round arches of slender,
square classical posts carry a "bridge" landing; all of polished
hardwood. Dispensary retains Edwardian fittings, including a
medicine-lift, a good and now rare example.

Listing NGR: SJ4864647382

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26423625

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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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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Hertfordshire (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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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)