Description

SIDDINGTON C.P. (Off) PEXHILL ROAD
SJ 87 SE

7/100 Siddington Manor
(formerly listed as s
Thornycroft Hall).
25 7 52

GV II

House. Late C18/Early C19. Rendered brick with stone dressings. Two
storeys. Entrance Front: 7 bays. Stone plinth. Projecting porch to
third bay from left with pairs of Ionic pilasters to either side of
double central I glazed doors with fanlight over. Entablature above.
To either side are sash windows of 3 x 5 panes with stone sills.
Stone band between floors having aprons with raised diamonds falling
between window bays. First floor windows of 3 x 5 panes all being C20
replacements. Parapet above with moulded cornice and sunken panels
above windows. The four bays to the right are of a faster rhythmn
than those to the left indicating a possible later addition.
Interior: Remodelled extensively c1913. Billiard hall: panelled
ceiling and door of 6 panels. Drawing Room: Bowed window of three
French windows. Adam style ceiling decoration with central roundel.
Library: Adam style decoration with central ceiling roundel and deep
frieze to upper wall with roundels and swags. Staircase hall: Raised
and fielded panelling to walls. Decorated lintels to doors which have
6 panels each and Art Nouveau beaten brass door handles and plates.
Staircase is L-shaped with open string and spiral balusters, deep
handrail and panelled newels. The landing supported on wooden
consoles carved with foliage motifs. Upper landing has a screen of 2
paired fluted Ionic columns with paired columns to sides and
semi-circular arches over.

Listing NGR: SJ8662771168

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26611493

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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