Description

SP2604-2704 ALVESCOT STATION ROAD
9/19 (North-east side)
Shill House
12/09/55 (Formerly listed as Home
Farmhouse)

GV II
House. Early/mid C18 with C19 rear wing. Coursed limestone rubble with dressed
quoins and window surrounds; rendered parapet with moulded stone cornice; stone
slate roof with moulded stone gable copings; flanking chimneys, the left
rendered, the right rebuilt in brick. 2 storeys, 2 bays. 3-pane sashes in
chamfered stone surrounds with flush aprons between storeys. Left gable end has
2-light window to first floor with chamfered stone mullion and Tudor hoodmould.
C19 rear wing has gabled attic storey with C20 2-light barred wooden casement.
Below are a tripartite sash over a canted bay window with sashes, and a
marginally glazed stair window over door to right. Both first floor windows have
shallow stone arches with keyblocks. Door has Gothick glazing to upper panels,
and depressed arch of moulded stone. Stone porch with attached fluted Doric
columns, scroll brackets and open pediment hood.

Listing NGR: SP2701204730

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26494125

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version