Description

ABINGER C.P. HOLMBURY HILL
TQ 14SW

6/25 Joldwynds

GV II

House. 1930-33 by Oliver Hill for Wilfred Grove in the International Modern style,
a rebuild of a Philip Webb house. Whitewashed stucco with flat roofs obscured by
parapets. Two storeys, stepping down to right and rear in a series of flat roof
"terraces" to single storey height. Metal casement fenestration under thin drip
mouldings to left, continuing as string courses, and to right where window on each
floor wraps around curved corner. The dominant feature of the entrance front is
a large curved staircase window rising through one and a half storeys. Doors to
left. Circular drum section to roof left of centre.
interior:- plain simple rooms with main spiral stair around central pillar newel
intact.
One of Oliver Hill's most noted examples of the International Modern Style.

D. DEAN: THE THIRTIES: RECALLING THE ENGLISH ARCHITECTURAL SCENE. p.43-5.
C. ASLET: ThE LAST COUNTRY HOUSES p.321. Catalogue Note.

Listing NGR: TQ1097242782

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Joldwynds at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15979025

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)