Description

SU 83 NW HEADLEY ARFORD
Arford Road
8/44 Arford House

GV II

House. Early C19. Painted walls, of stone, stucco and brick, with a low-pitched
hipped slate roof. A square block, with a lower wing at the east side; 2 storeys.
2 windows to each of the 3 facades. The main walls are ashlar (of almost square
blocks), and smooth stonework is used for a moulded eaves fascia, 1st floor band,
plinth, the openings having in each case a flush plain architrave, thin moulded
cornice, and plain cill. Coupled Gothic casements to the 1st floor, deep ground
floor lights: at the south side opening into a glazed conservatory, on the west
with a filled window at the north side. The north elevation has a Victorian
brick porch (east side) with 2 arches (1 a window), leading to the original, now
inner, doorway, with a pointed arch, double doors, Gothic ½-glazing with decorative
glass. The lower east side is masked on the north front by a dipping parapet: on
the south side it has a hipped roof, a pointed lower window, and ½-glazed doorway.
Inside, there are late- Regency/early Victorian features, including a staircase,
ceiling cornices, and a fireplace.

Listing NGR: SU8261836450

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26474061

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)