Description

THORNER MAIN STREET
SE3740 LS14 (west side)

16/189 No 6

GV II

House. Late C17 wing, refronted early-mid C19. Punch-dressed stone, stone
slate roof. L-shaped plan with wing to rear. 4 first-floor windows, 2 storeys.
quoins. Doorway with glazed overlight in architrave between first 2 bays.
Square windows have monolithic lintels cut with false voussoirs, projecting
sills, and 4-pane sashes in flush wood architraves. Double-chamfered window
at floor level in 4th bay. Hipped roof. Central ridge stack has ashlar base
and red brick stack. Similar end stacks. Rear: wing to left has flight of
16 stone steps to 1st-floor doorway with composite jambs; inserted window to
right of stairs. Main house has outshut with lean-to roof. Right-hand return
(of wing) has inserted doorway and window under original C17 double-chamfered
mullioned window, formerly of 4 lights (lacks 2 mullions). Inner return of
wing has former mullioned window altered to doorway and 3-light double-chamfered
mullioned window above. The 1st-floor doorway formerly led to the granary.

Listing NGR: SE3784940450

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26555892

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Recommended Books

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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)