Description

TEDBURN ST MARY CHURCH HILL
SX 89 SW

3/77 Thornwood House
11.11.52

II

House. Circa mid C19. Probably brick, the front elevation stuccoed and blocked out,
the side elevations rendered; hipped slate roof with 2 gabled projections to the
front elevation and one to the left return with eaves carried on shaped timber
brackets; brick stacks. Italianate villa style. A deep plan, only 2-rooms wide, the
2 main rooms at the front project on either side of a recessed entrance to the
central stair hall. The secondary rooms and services are behind.
2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-bay front, the outer bays with gables treated as open
pediments with blind bullseyes, the right-hand bay slightly advanced. The central
bay is narrower and set back with a good porch with Ionic columns and an entablature
and a 2-leaf half-glazed front door with margin glazing. 3-light windows with semi-
circular lights except ground floor window left, 3-light with square heads, and the
first floor window above the porch which is 2-light with semi-circular lights. A
short gabled projection on the left return is treated similarly to those on the
front.
Interior Mid C19 features survive, including chimney-pieces, shutters and a stair
with stick balusters. An attractive mid C19 villa in a prominent position
overlooking the road.

Listing NGR: SX8119694516

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26510670

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)