Description

BRIGHOUSE BROOKFOOT LANE
SE 12 SW
3/30 Hon. 27 and 29

II

2 Houses, originally house and school. Dated 1787 Hammer-dressed stone with
ashlar dressings, stone slate roof. 2-storey south front is symmetrical has
rusticated quoins, plinth, broad band. 3 bays. Central bay has paired doorways
sharing a common central monolithic jamb. To either side are large 2-light
broad sash windows with projecting sills, lintels formed from the band and same
over. Set between in central bay is large recess the size of a single light
window with tablet reading:

'The leer of the LORD is the
beginning of wisdom.

Train up a child in the way
he should go: and when he is
old he will not depart from it.

This School and House, was
Built at the charitable Bene-
volence of Mr: William Staines,
of LONDON. Anno Domini
1787

Rear has single storey outshot under cat slide roof with flush quoins and flat
faced mullioned window of 3 Lights in roof apace with 2-light broad sash window
under and doorway with monolithic jambs. 2 end-on gable stacks to ridge.
Gutter brackets to front only.

Listing NGR: SE1314823318

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26426864

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  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)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  For the Record