Description

LENHAM OLD ASHFORD ROAD
TQ 8952 and 9052
(north side)
10/214 Grove House
26.4.68.
II

House. Early C19. Grey-painted chanelled stucco with slate
roof. Double depth. 2 storeys. Hipped roof. Projecting eaves
with flat soffits. One rendered ridge stack towards each end.
Regular 5-window front of glazing-bar sashes alternating with
Giant Order of white-painted Doric pilasters, outer pilasters forming
wide panels, inner supporting plain frieze. Capitals of 2
inner pilasters form imposts for a moulded semi-circular arch
which pushes up into a large plain triangular gable. 4 French
windows on ground floor and central door of 6 fielded panels.
Verandah round left side and front with glazed roof carried on
plain iron trellis with occasional decorative vertical panels.
Giant Order continues irregularly along left side elevation with
3 glazing-bar sashes with white-painted keystones detached from them
and suggested in the plain frieze. Low 2-storey extension to right.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ9000852210

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26606056

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)