Description

RICKINGHALL SUPERIOR THE STREET (NORTH WEST
TM 0475
SIDE)
6/163 Jessamine Lodge
29.7.55
GV II
Large house, latterly with a shop. Early C18, extended, altered and
refenestrated mid to late C19, restored 1985. Timber frame, plastered.
Vitrified brick header facade with red brick dressings. Steeply hipped
plaintiled roof with slate to rear. 3 cell plan. 2 storeys and attic. 2:3:2
facade with ends breaking forward slightly. Central recessed entrance, raised
8 panelled door, panelled reveal and soffit, C19 doorcase with rinceau
panelled jambs and lintel, consoles to an C18 dentilled segmental pediment.
C19 2-light casement windows with unusual chamfered Gothic traceried heads,
shafted jambs with brackets to moulded hoods, gauged brick flat arched heads.
Above entrance a blind opening of red brick with a gauged brick flat arched
head, brick repair to ground floor right which was shop. Quoining, plinth,
hollow moulding below plat band, restored coved cornice, 3 evenly spaced C20
2-light gabled dormers. 2 ridge stacks between cells have red brick quoining
and caps, that to right or service end is axial. Rendered returns, to right a
restored first floor window as to front. Full height continuous extension to
rear, 4 bays of mixed 12 and 16 pane sashes, 2 panelled doors, French windows.
Interior: parlour has some early C19 raised dado panelling, in hall an ogee
stop chamfered cross axial binding beam, staircase in front of stack between
hall and parlour has C18 dado panelling, C19 turned balusters; parlour chamber
has an early C19 lugged architrave to fireplace, raised panelling. Some
exposed framing with good C18 studding, double staggered tenoned purlin roof
with collars to principals.

Listing NGR: TM0447775537

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26534126

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
• 
  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)