Description

SO 43 NW MADLEY CP -

4/58 Lower House (formerly
listed as Lower Chilstone)
29.9.52

GV II

House. Possibly late C16 or C17, with early C19 and early C20 alterations.
Timber-frame with brick and plaster infill, brick; pantile and tile roofs with
brick stack. L-plan with arms to north-east and south-east. Two storeys.
North-west elevation has one window; gable front to right has first floor
2-light mid-C20 casement, ground floor has early C20 casement, also of two
lights, heavy corner posts with tripleangle struts in gable above cambered
tie-beam, dividing the storeys is a heavy cambered beam, angle strut from
cill to left corner post; attached to left is lower unfenestrated wing with
three square panels from cill to wall-plate; entry is in left-side of main
range behind subsidiary wing. Interior of the main wing has timber-framed
cross-walls forming.three structural bays and chamfered ceiling beams.
Underbuilt in brick right-along the southern side wall.

Listing NGR: SO4191038585

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26632109

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair