Description

GODALMING MILL LANE
SU 9643 NE
12/214
Ardon House
18.6.90
II

Offices,formerly public,house previously house. Late C16 or early C17 timber-
framed building refronted c.1859 when it became a Railway Tavern. Stuccoed with
mansard slate roof, the right side elevation tile hung with bands of curved
tiles. 2 storeys and attics; 2:2:4 windows. Attic windows are triple pedi-
mented dormers. 1st floor has 1 triple casement with pediment over and apron,
central window with cornice and blank with surround identical to right side
window on the left hand side. Ground floor has curved pediment on brackets and
4-panelled door. Ground floor has 4 windows with moulded architraves. Left
side has 3-light canted bay through 2 floors and lower cement rendered wing with
tiled roof and C19 white brick extension. Interior has 1st floor rooms with
cross beams with 2 wide chamfers and lambs tongue stops, jowled posts curved tie
beams and queen post roof. Early C18 2-fielded-panel door. In the early C19
this house was the home of the naturalist and taxidermist Waring Kidd, thought
to be responsible for naming Godalming as the Valley of the Nightingales.

Listing NGR: SU9661843883

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26485485

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Recommended Books

• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)