Montclare House
MONTCLARE HOUSE, GREENHILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243694
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Montclare House
- Statutory Address:
- MONTCLARE HOUSE, GREENHILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1243694
- Date first listed:
- 06-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Montclare House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MONTCLARE HOUSE, GREENHILL ROAD
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MONTCLARE HOUSE, GREENHILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Farnham
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 85031 45628
Details
SU 84 NE FARNHAM Greenhill Road (south east side, off) 12/351 Montclare House
II
Marked on 0.5. Map as Ilona House. House. 1908. By H Falkner for R C Ratcliffe. Red brick with blue headers in Flemish bond; plain tile roof. 2 storeys. In late C17 style. Garden elevation: 5 bays with lower, recessed wing on right which has bow with 3 curved windows to each floor, French window to centre on ground floor. The 5 left bays have rusticated end piers~ decoractive rainwater heads~ modillion cornice; 12-pane sash windows in bolection~moulded brick surrounds with moulded sills, on ground floor having dripmoulds and on 1st floor apron panels and swept, keyed heads. Central bay breaks forward and has small-pane, half-glazed double door and overlight below deep, bracketed canopy which supports iron railed balcony, the tall 1st-floor window opening on to it; both door and window have surroun~as other windows; eaves cornice rises at centre as segmental pediment over enriched moulded brickwork. oversailing hipped roof with 3 hipped-roofed dormers and broad, panelled, corniced chimneys. Entrance elevation 1:3:1:2 bays the 3 left hand bays the main element and having 2 curved marble steps up to central double door with carved decoration and decorative glazing bars to overlight, in rusticated ashlar surround with fluted composite- capitalled pilasters supporting entablature and segmenta,l pediment, the tympanum having enriched cartouche. Windows segmental-arched with tile keystones, moulded tile sills, 12 pane sashes and panelled shutters. Modillion eaves cornice. OVer- sailing hipped roof. Bay 5 has tripartite stair window with panelled pilaster jambs and console-bracketed central pediment. Dated rainwater head to bay 6. Interior: original contemporary features include polished green stone floor to entrance vestibule, panelled doors; decorative fireplaces and cornices~ stair with twist balusters. R C Ratcliffe had the stairs built to duplicate those in Holland House, Eton, where he had been housemaster. Falkner always closely supervised the building of his designs, and at Montclare House he is said to have carved some of the entrance stonework himself. Formerly called Ilona House.
Listing NGR: SU8503145628
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 447835
- 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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