Description

CUDDINGTON C.P. WEAVERHAM ROAD
SJ 67 SW (East Side)

4/32 No. 82 (Croft House)
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GV II

Formerly curate's house, now house: dated 1905 by John Douglas,
extended c1920 for Thompson family. English garden wall bond pink
brick with orange terracotta dressings, purple tile roof with red
ridge, brick chimneys with moulded cornices. Neo-vernacular style.
L-shaped plan. 1 and 2-storey 4-bay east front. Moulded band at 1st
floor rises above near central door. In terracotta raised lettering,
date and inscription reads:-

FOR EVERY HOUSE IS BUILDED BY SOME MAN
BUT HE THAT BUILDS ALL THINGS IS GOD

Studded board door with ornate furniture. Single lights to either
side and 4-light mullioned windows with basket arched heads on ground
storey and a similar window in gabled half-dormer with diaper work.
Remainder of original building preserves fenestration but addition has
larger windows. Incorporated to rear is an ashlar outbuilding with a
timber truss and an ornate tiebeam dated 1871.
Interior: 4-panelled doors in simple architraves. Plain stair with
rebated balusters.
Centre of Douglas's Village Green, formerly a public space isolated
from the road and forming a charming group.

Listing NGR: SJ6051271155

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26521627

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)