Description

CREWKERNE

ST4409 EAST STREET
876-1/7/61 (South side)
06/09/74 No.6
Ayres House and attached railings

GV II

House. Mid C19.
MATERIALS: squared and coursed limestone with Ham Hill stone
plinth and dressings, slate roof with stone coping and stacks,
extended in brick, to gable ends.
PLAN: double-depth plan.
EXTERIOR: Classical style. 2 storeys with basement;
symmetrical 3-window range. Steps up to double doors with a
large semi-circular overlight and round-arch doorcase with a
Gibbs surround. Rusticated quoins, platband at cill-level, and
a moulded eaves cornice. Late C19 horned 2/2-pane sashes with
keystones to architraves.
The right return has a tall round-arched stair window with
margin panes.
INTERIOR not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: spearhead area railings with acorn
finials and scroll supports on a Ham Hill stone plinth are
attached to the house on the left and to a gate pier with a
pyramidal cap to the right, which is attached by a wall to the
house.

Listing NGR: ST4420409808

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498560

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Recommended Books

• 
  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)