Description

SS 72 SE ROSE ASH

6/106 West Ford

II

House. Late C18 (information from owner), said to have been built by the Southcomb
family, rectors of Rose Ash from 1675 to 1948. Stone rubble, whitewashed and
rendered; slate roof, with deep eaves on paired brackets, hipped at ends; end stacks.
Plan: L plan, double depth south-facing main range with a rear left kitchen wing at
right angles, other service buildings to the rear form a small rear courtyard.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front with a platband at first floor level;
central entrance with step up to a late C18/early C19 half-glazed panelled front door
with a Greek key frieze, panelled reveals, an overlight with margin glazing and a
simple wooden porch with columns supporting a moulded cornice. Late C18/early C19
16-pane sashes to the outer bays and a central 12-pane first floor sash. The right
return has 2 late C18/early C19 16-pane sashes to the right, a round-headed first
floor window with margin glazing and a C20 Georgian style window on the ground floor.
Interior: Not inspected but includes shutters and other features of interest may
survive.

Listing NGR: SS7891322935

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26604352

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  For the Record