Description

The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 March 2017.

DOXEY

Doxy House

5375
18/D

II

House, now part of old people's sheltered housing. c1840 incorporating part of probably C17 farmhouse to rear. Brick with ashlar dressings; tile roofs with brick end stacks. 2 parallel ranges. Georgian style. 2 storeys; symmetrical 3-window range. Wide eaves and verges. Entrance in brick porch with cornice and scrolled cresting, entrance with moulded surround and 6-panel door and flanking round-headed lights. Windows have sills, and wedge lintels over 12-pane sashes, but 1st floor right end has top-hung casement. Right return has 2/4-pane and 4/8-pane sashes. Rear has 2-window range; central entrance with C20 porch; windows with brick flat arches over 16-pane sashes. INTERIOR: rear range has stop-chamfered beams and joists.

Listing NGR: SJ9012323709

The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1211250. This entry was removed from the List on 17 March 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26506270

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (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)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)