Description

SK 79 SW GRINGLEY ON THE HILL HIGH STREET
(south side)

5/47 The Rood House

G.V. II

House, c.1730 and c.1830. Brick with C20 pantiled roof, first
floor and eaves bands, tumbled coped gables, cogged eaves, one
gable and one ridge stacks; 2 storeys, 3 bays, L plan. Street
facade has off centre flush reeded doorcase with glazing bar
overlight and 6 panelled door with rubbed brick head. Flanked by
single glazing bar sashes, that to left with rubbed brick head,
and beyond to right, single Yorkshire sash. Above, off centre
Yorkshire sash flanked by single glazing bar sashes, and in left
gable, blank panel with rubbed brick head. Rear facade has in re-
entrant angle a C20 brick porch with pantile roof, with glazing
bar door; to left, one 3 light and one 2 light Yorkshire sashes
with segmental heads; above to left, C20 glazing bar casement,
to right, 1 Yorkshire sash. Right wing has single C20 3 light
glazing bar casement, and above, to left, glazing bar fixed light
and to right, single glazng bar sash. Right gable has C20 2
light casement, on each floor. Interior has one Adam style cast-
iron grate and surround.

Listing NGR: SK7355990679

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26589914

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)