Description

TQ 45SW LIMPSFIELD C.P. HIGH STREET (west side)

7/171 The Bower
11.6.58

II

House. Early C16 Hall house with C17 extensions to north east, south front refaced
in early C18 and extended in early C20. Timber framed, south (main) front red
brick with blue headers, parapet above partly obscuring plain tiled roof; front
stack to end right with corbelled top, further similar stacks to rear and right of
centre. 2 storeys, 7 bays (2 to left C20) with end piers and piers either side
of 3rd bay and end bay to right. Brick plat band over ground and first floors,
brick string course to top of parapet. 7 cambered head panels in parapet, glazing
bar sash windows under cambered heads in flush frames on first floor; blocked window
to 2nd ground floor bay. Panelled door in architrave surround to left of centre.
Top panels glazed with ogee heads, tapering Doric style square piers supporting
dentilled frieze of flat roof portico with iron balcony railings above return fronts,
brick below, tile hung above.

Interior: framing visible, Crown post roof.

Listing NGR: TQ4075552744

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26484026

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)