Ivy Cottage Including Front Garden Area Railings And Gate To West

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

The following building shall be added:-

SP52SE CHESTERTON ALCHESTER ROAD 1714-0/6/10006 (East side)

Ivy Cottage including front garden area railings and gate to west

GV II

House. Circa 1840; extended circa late C19 or C20. Limestone rubble with vermiculated cement quoins; brick extension at rear. Slate roof with gabled ends. Gable-end stacks with short red brick shafts.

PLAN: Double depth plan with two principal front rooms , central entrance to stairhall and service rooms in integral outshut at rear right. Outshut extended on left circa late C19 or C20.

EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-window west front. Cl9 12-pane sashes in exposed boxing on first floor; ground floor in moulded architraves and replaced by C20 French casements; central doorway in pilastered doorcase with entablature and 6-panel door. Roof at rear carried down over outshut; brick extension on right; casement windows with glazing bars and panelled door at centre.

INTERIOR: Staircase has stick balusters, wreathed mahogany handrail and turned newel.

Much of the joinery survives including panelled doors, but the chimneypieces in the front left and right rooms have been replaced.

INCLUDING: C19 Wrought and cast-iron front garden area railings and gate with fleur-de-lis finials and scroll stanchions.

Listing NGR: SP5615221321

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/2063 IOE Records taken by Chris Tresise; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Chris Tresise. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project