Description

SP 7254 BLISWORTH COURTEENHALL ROAD
(East side)
10/5 No.ll (Elmtree House)
17/05/60

GV II

House, formerly farmhouse. Early-mid C17, altered C19 and C20. Coursed ironstone
rubble banded with limestone, slate roof, brick end and ridge stacks. 3-unit
through-passage plan. 2-storey, 3-window range. C20 door to right of centre with
wood lintel, and C20 casement windows to ground and 1st floors of one, two,
three and four lights, all with wood lintels. 2-light basement window to left
with double-chamfered stone surround, quoins and stone-coped gable with kneelers
to right. Roof raised C19 in coursed squared ironstone and limestone. Interior
has ogee-stop-chamfered spine beams and some original ogee-stop-chamfered
joists. Open fireplace with ogee-stop-chamfered bressumer, carved with stylized
plant to centre. Wall painting with inscription from Psalm 143: "Teach mee to
doe thy will for thou art/God: let thy good spirit leade me into/Righteousness".
Fitted cupboard with round-arched head, shaped shelves, Greek key frieze and
dentilled cornice. Stone cellar.

Listing NGR: SP7284153614

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26292893

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy