Description

ST IPPOLLITTS HIGH STREET TL 1827 (East side) Gosmore

8/31 Victoria House 27.5.68 GV II

House. Early C18 incorporating C16 or C17 narrower structure at S end, windows altered early C19. Timber frame with main house faced in plum and blue brick with light red brick dressings, roughcast S part. Steep old red tile roofs. A 2-storeys and attics, 2-cells, central entrance plan house, set back a little from road, facing W, with a gabled rear staircase turret and older 1 1/2-storeys, S part. Formerly the central entrance entered directly into the hall which has a large rearwall chimney narrowing the room to rear, the parlour to the N also has an axial beam and now has a corner fireplace in the NE angle. S wing probably incorporated as a service wing but changed to a study with SE corner fireplace when C19 kitchen added at rear. Symmetrical W front of main part has a plat band, a deep painted wood modillioned eaves cornice of considerable projection, and 2 small 2-lights casement box dormers on roofslope. The remaining light red brick jambs and flat gauged arches show that there were originally 5 narrow sash windows on the 1st floor and 2 each side of the central door. Altered in early C19 to 3 flush box sash windows with 8/8 panes on 1st floor, and a triple sash window on each side of door. 6-panel fielded door (top 2 glazed) in wooden doorcase with panelled pilasters, consoles, full entablature and triangular pediment. Roughcast older part on right has a 2-lights C18 leaded casement window to the 1st floor. Attic of main house also lit by 2-lights casement in S gable. Interior has staircase rising to attic level, altered in C19. Hall has plastered beam, moulded cornice, 6-panels moulded doors, dentilled wooden fire surround with stone slips and half-round back. Old door and doorway into chamber over, another cut away to make late C18 doorway into chamber over parlour. Attics plastered and have C19 fireplaces. Older S part has stepped jowls, long straight tension braces, curved wind-braces to roof purlins, 2-light late C17/early C18 leaded casement on S gable. (RCHM Typescript: Pevsner (1977)148).

Listing NGR: TL1877527120

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