Description

SU 82 SW TROTTON WITH CHITHURST CHITHURST LANE
10/9 Malt House
- II
The entry shall be amended to read:
House. Late C16 or early C17 possibly originally an iron masters house refaced
in early C19 when it was converted to cottages with C20 wings added to north
west and north east and other C20 alterations. Exterior built of coursed stone
rubble with red brick window dressings. Renewed tiled roof with central panelled
brick chimney stack and external brick stack to south west. 2 storeys and attics;
2 hipped dormers. 6 windows to 1st floor and 5 windows to ground floor. Casements
with leaded lights and cambered architraves to ground floor. Patch of C17 brickwork
under chimney. Dutch door to right hand side. North east elevation is C20 and
tile hung. Large C20 extension to north west is sandstone with brick dressings
and wooden casement windows, not of special interest. Lounge has large open
brick fireplace with moulded wooden bressummer and cambered opening to beehive-
shaped bread oven. To the right is a wooden spice cupboard with incised lozenge
decoration and cocks head hinges. The other side has an early C17 style 4 centred
arched stone fireplace which has probably been brought in and a bread oven to
the right dating from the period when the house was subdivided into cottages.
The Dining Room (formerly Parlour) has a late C16 or early C17 4 centred arched
brick fireplace with stone quoins and chamfered spine beam with lambs tongue
stops and chamfered floor joists. North east wall has original wooden door frame
chamfered with high stop. 1st floor former principal bedroom over original Parlour
has a late C16 to early C17 4 centred arched brick fireplace with straight chamfer
and high stop. Queen post roof and exposed framing with midrail. C19 plank
doors. Some of the framing is staggered with C20 non-structural curved braces
for decoration. Elsewhere in the house are sections of imported twisted balusters
and early C17 carved panels which may be from a carved overmantel.

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SU 82 SW TROTTON WITH CHITHURST CHITHURST LANE
10/9 Malt House
-
- II
Once 3 cottages attached to a malthouse, now one house. C17 building, restored and
enlarged. Stone. Tiled roof with pentice to east. Casement windows. 2 storeys.
5 windows. Modern extension to north.

Listing NGR: SU8381824155

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26515683

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)