Description

HUNSTANWORTH TOWNFIELD
NY 94 NE
5/85 (inset) Townfield House

GV II

Shop and village institute reading room, now one house. Circa 1863 by S.S.
Teulon for Rev. Daniel Capper. Coursed squared sandstone of irregular sizes,
and various colours; ashlar dressings; roof of grey and green slates. T-plan;
shop at front, reading room at rear. Front range, of one high storey, 3 bays,
has projecting centre with 2-centred stone-arched window under half-dormer and
steeply-pitched hipped roof; flanking bays have lower projecting 3-light windows,
lights all wood 2-centred arches, under pent hipped roofs. Steeply-pitched
roof has rear chimney. Left return gable has blocked door under stone lintel;
paired attic lights. Lower rear wing has various outshuts under pent and gabled
roofs; lancet windows to reading room at far, end. All windows have stone
surrounds. Interior shows chamfered beams in former shop; some original wrought
iron door fittings; some doors inserted; chamfered stone surround to fire in
former reading room.

Listing NGR: NY9511448398

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26568261

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)