Description

SP 62 NE TWYFORD CHURCH LANE
(east side)

3/132 St. Mary's House (formerly
listed as The Vicarage)
25.9.51

- II

House. C15 hall of 3 bays with solar of one bay to south.
Altered and extended by 2 bays to north C16 and C19. Hall and
solar timber framed with tile-hanging and brick plinth to 3 south
bays, remainder chequer brick with north gable wall of rubble
stone. Tiled roof, hipped over 5 bays to south, enclosing gabled
cross wing of solar. Central chimney stack, with 3 attached shafts
of thin brick, other stacks to E. gable of solar and N. gable of
extension. 2 storeys. Irregular C19 wooden casements to E. and
W., 3-light leaded casement to ground floor of S. front with 2
4-pane sashes to first floor. E. front has timber framed gabled
porch to third bay with moulded bargeboards, door frame and wooden
benches inside. 12-panelled studded door, complete with original
hinges and handles, in moulded inner frame. W. front has C19
projection to left. Interior: hall and first floor of solar
originally open to roof. Arched wind braces. Hall has 2 smoke-
blackened trusses with collars on chamfered arched braces and one
queen strut truss. Solar also has braced collars. First floor
and chimney inserted C16. Hall has late C16 staircase with
moulded balusters, square newel posts and pointed finials,
possibly resited; large open fireplace and altered dado panelling.

RCHM II p. 306. Mon.2.

Listing NGR: SP6654726690

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26576699

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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