Description

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SU 72 NW
9/52 STEEP FIVE OAKS
II
House, 1913 with small extension of c.1935. By Humphrey Gimson for Basil
Gimson and built by Geoffrey Lupton. Red brick in English bond, plain tile
roof. Neo C17 vernacular/Arts and Crafts style. The plan is false lobby
entry with a large stack directly above the front door, but the house is
really centrally planned with rooms radiating from the stair hall.

North (entrance) elevation. One storey and attic, three bays with central
entrance with large gabled porch. Small paned casements, additional small one
to left of door and stair window at landing level to right of door. Three
gabled dormers with casements. Half-hipped roof. Small 1935 addition to
left. All windows are oak. Gutters on wrought iron brackets.

South (garden) elevation. Small two storey cross wing to right. Ground floor
has two large windows, 3 light small paned casements. Small loggia and
entrance door. three dormers above and 2-light casements to gable. External
doors are heavy studded oak.

Interior. Complete and unaltered period interior, the only major change being
the introduction of electric light in 1935 (previously gas). Built to the
highest specification in the Lupton manner with wide oak floorboards fixed by
copper nails to principal rooms, brick and quarry tile paving, oak stairs,
window seats, built incupboards and doors, wrought iron door furniture by the
local blacksmith etc. The only alteration to the fittings is an Edward
Barnsley dresser of 1935 in the dining room. All fireplaces are original, as
is the loft ladder.

History. Built for the architect's brother who was second master at Bedales,
it is one of a group of Lupton houses with close associations with the school
which itself was intimately associated with the Arts and Crafts movement and
the Gimson and Barnsley families. An almost completely unaltered example of a
small house with an extremely high standard of design and finish and one which
exemplifies the aspirations and drawbacks of the Arts and Crafts movement.

References. Architects drawings in house. Victorian Society. a set of 1913
photographs demonstrate the unaltered nature of the house.

Listing NGR: SU7393525315

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26621455

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
• 
  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)