Headmaster's House

HEADMASTER'S HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1294785
Date first listed:
07-Sept-1951
List Entry Name:
Headmaster's House
Statutory Address:
HEADMASTER'S HOUSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1294785
Date first listed:
07-Sept-1951
List Entry Name:
Headmaster's House
Statutory Address 1:
HEADMASTER'S HOUSE
Statutory Address 2:
HEADMASTER'S HOUSE, ROOKERY HIL

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

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HEADMASTER'S HOUSE
Statutory Address:
HEADMASTER'S HOUSE, ROOKERY HIL

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:
TQ 19552 58266

Details

ASHTEAD ASHTEAD PARK TQ 1857-1957 7/12 7.9.51 Headmaster's House

II

House. Dated 1734 on sundial at 1st floor; altered. Handmade red brick in Flemish bond, slate roof. Rectangular plan. Two storeys and 2:3:2 bays, symmetrical, with a 3-course band. The centre, breaking forwards slightly, has corner pilasters to the ground floor only, a square single-storey porch which has a reeded surround to the doorway, a recessed door with glazed top panels, and a hipped roof; the ground floor has segmental-headed cross-windows with casement openings and internal saddle-bars, but that to the right of the centre has been blocked (only the head visible) and the next slightly altered; the 1st floor has 3 square blind windows in the centre, the middle one covered by a large rectangular sundial with modern painted lettering including the date "1734", and 2-light casements in the side ranges. Hipped roof with ridge chimney offset left of centre, and side-wall chimney at right-hand end. At the left end an added screen wall continues flush with the front wall, and behind this is an earlier screen wall ramped up to the eaves. Rear and interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ1955258266

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
290394
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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