Description

FAIRBANK
1.
5166 (north side)
The Gables
SD 6178 NW
SD 6078 NE 5/29
II GV

2.
1825 and 1866 Tudor House. The part nearest Fairbank has date stone "ACN 1825" and is
a symmetrical three bay composition. Pebbledashed. Slate roof. Two large chimneys.
Two storey porch with triangular gable and deep kneelers supporting three finials.
Shaped right hand end gable with similar details. Three light windows, all with
chamfered surrounds and mullions, those on ground floor having transom and label with
round stops. Tudor doorway with label and studded door. Large addition to left,
1866. Ashlar. Slate roof, three chimneys. Shaped gable breaks forward to right, and
one storey gabled porch in centre. Details similar to earlier block. All windows
of two lights with one transom except ground floor right, of three lights. Similar
details to rear.
Formerly the Estate Agent's House of the Underley Estate. The disused drive from
Underley Hall passes between The Gables and Abbeyfield Lodge opposite. (Annals).

Listing NGR: SD6099878901

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605038

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)