ROWHURST

ROWHURST, OXSHOTT ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1293589
Date first listed:: 07-Sep-1951
List Entry Name:: ROWHURST
Statutory Address:: ROWHURST, OXSHOTT ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1293589
Date first listed:: 07-Sep-1951
List Entry Name:: ROWHURST
Statutory Address 1:: ROWHURST, OXSHOTT ROAD

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

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

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Location

Statutory Address:: ROWHURST, OXSHOTT ROAD

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

County:: Surrey
District:: Mole Valley (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ1582158602

Details

LEATHERHEAD OXSHOTT ROAD TQ/15/NE (west side, off) 3/152

7.9.51 Rowhurst

II*

House (perhaps hunting lodge). Mid to later C16, with large C17 addition; altered. The earlier element is timber-framed with brick nogging, the later is of hand-made brick, and both have flint plinths and red tile roofs. Two-part plan formed by a rectangular one-unit C16 range on a south-west/north-east axis (with an added outshut on its north side) and a large square C17 addition to its south-east side (the axis of the roof at right-angles to the earlier building). Both elements are 2½-storeyed (the addition over a large cellar), with eaves of equal height, but the very large pitched roof of the later overshadows the earlier behind it. The wide 2-bay gabled main facade has a deep cellar wall of flint with chamfered brick coping, and a 3-course band over each floor above (carried round); the cellar has a doorway to the left and a 2-light brick-mullioned window to the right (under brick relieving arches), the ground floor has a segmental-headed doorway in the centre (probably inserted) flanked by two 3- light windows with chamfered brick mullions, the 1st floor has two square 2-light casements with chamfered surrounds, and the gable contains a restored oriel on carved wooden brackets, and 2 small vertically-aligned panels in the apex. Both side walls have 3-light mullioned cellar windows; the left side has a doorway with chamfered surround, a little square window to the left and a 2-light mullioned window to the right, and a 2-light casement and a 3-light mullioned window above these; the right-hand side has a very large external chimney stack with tiled offsets and tall rectangular flue with 2 channels, and to the rear of this a 3-fight mullioned window at ground floor and a 2-light casement above. The south-west (left) gable wall of the earlier range to the rear has an added lean-to porch and a gable chimney; the north-east gable wall has exposed timber framing, including the sill (on flint plinth), corner post, mid-rail, curved up- braces to the tie-beam, and 2 queen-struts to the collar truss; and restored 3- light casements on all floors including the attic. The lean-to on the north side is almost full height and of similar materials, with a doorway at this end and a window above. Interior: the earlier range has a large chamfered lateral beam with joists on one side which have cavetto chamfer with tongue stops, and at 1st floor an arch-braced tie-beam with 2 queen-posts approx. 2 metres from the south-west gable wall, suggesting a former smoke bay; the C17 addition has a large inglenook fireplace at ground floor, and a large chamfered spine beam. History: said to have been hunting lodge for Hampton Court Palace (reference LDLHS History p.329).

Listing NGR: TQ1599058757

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Legacy System number:: 290549
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Sources

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'Proceedings of the Leatherhead and District Local History Society' in Proceedings of the Leatherhead and District Local History Society, (), 329

Legal

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