Description

FENNY COMPTON BRIDGE STREET
SP4052 (West side)
6/35 Contone House
30/05/67

GV II

House. 1668. Regular coursed ironstone. Tile roof has gable parapets with remains of finials; brick left end and ridge stacks. 4-unit plan. 2 storeys and attic; 4-window range. Central C20 ribbed door with strap hinges in chamfered stone surrounds. C20 stone and timber open porch. 3-light stone mullioned windows with hood moulds survive in fourth bay; others have mullions removed and C18 leaded casements inserted, 2 with flat arches below hood mould. Datestone between first and second bays on first floor has shaped panel with rosettte and fleurs-de-lys. Inscription records that the house was 'reedefied at the charge of Thomas Blicke and Elizabeth his wife'. Right corner chamfered on ground floor. Right return sides have mullioned windows. Irregular rear has small C19 brick wing with slate roof, possibly formerly a granary. External stone staircase. Interior not inspected but V.C.H. records wide open fireplace with chamfered bressumer, and chamfered ceiling beams.

(V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol.I, p.47; Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.294).

Listing NGR: SP4159152344

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638302

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability