Clyde House and Ellesmere

Clyde House, 179, French Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5JY

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1029664
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1969
List Entry Name:
Clyde House and Ellesmere
Statutory Address:
Clyde House, 179, French Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5JY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1029664
Date first listed:
09-Dec-1969
List Entry Name:
Clyde House and Ellesmere
Statutory Address 1:
Clyde House, 179, French Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5JY
Statutory Address 2:
Ellesmere, 181, French Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5JY

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Clyde House, 179, French Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5JY
Statutory Address:
Ellesmere, 181, French Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5JY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Surrey
District:
Spelthorne (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ1121969011

Details

TQ 16 NW
4/27

SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, FORMER UD
Sunbury
FRENCH STREET
Nos 179 Clyde House and 181 Ellesmere

9/12/69

GV
II
House pair, now extended to right. Mid C18 with C19 and C20 extensions to right. Brown brick with red brick dressings and angle quoins. Slate roofs obscured by parapets on main house,exposed and with ridge crest to right.

Three storeys over basement on old range, two storeys on extension. Gauged brick plat band over ground floor and brick modillion cornice to base of stone coped parapet. Centre stacks, back to back, under corbel tops, further stacks to right, rear and front. Four sash windows across the second floor, two to left with glazing-bar upper lights; four across the first floor, again with glazing bar upper lights, all under gauged brick heads. Two similar sash windows to ground floor left, C19 angle bay with plate glass fenestration to ground floor right of centre under ribbed ogee tent roof. Door of four fielded panels, upper two leaded, under traceried transome light and shallow hood on fluted scroll brackets with frieze above (No.181), one basement window below and to right of door. Panelled door to right (Clyde House) in C19 brick square porch under tent roof with arched entrance and arched windows on sides. Half-glazed panelled door with two round arched lights under fanlight. Two sashes on each floor of extension to right.

Listing NGR: TQ1121969011

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
287999
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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