Description

WORMSLEY CP -
SO 44 NW
4/85 Hawk's Nest
20.2.53
- II
House. Probably C17 with C18 and early C20 alterations. Sandstone rubble
with sandstone dressings. Tiled roof and large sandstone rubble side stacks
with brick shafts. Rectangular plan aligned west-south-west/east-north-east.
Two storeys and attic. South elevation has one central window, a 2-light
leaded casement, probably early C20, placed centrally between large external
stacks and supported by a large oak beam. Beneath the beam is a recessed
entry with ledged door. Gables have three rows of narrow mullioned windows
with four lights to the attic and eight to the two other floors. The mullions
are square and have moulded dripstones. Projecting purlins and ridge piece.
Interior inaccessible at time of re-survey (February 1987), noted by RCHM
as having various timbers, noteworthy truss and parts of an early C18 stair-
case. (RCHM, Vol III, p 215).

Listing NGR: SO4354647223

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26588850

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)