Description

KINGSBURY RO+O
SP29NW ATHERSTONE ROAD
(North-west side)
8/45 Hurley House
22/07/53 Atherstone House
(Formerly listed as Old East
House and outbuilding

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House. Late C17; upper part altered and possibly partly rebuilt c19. Irregular
bond brick with sandstone plinths alternating quoins and string course.
Plain-tile half-hipped roof has brick-corbelled gables. Brick panelled ridge
stack, of 2 panels to front and one to sides, has dog-tooth string course.
2-unit lobby entry plan, 2 storeys and attic; 4-window range. Third bay has
flush 6-panelled door in sandstone bolection-moulded doorcase with pulvinated
frieze and cornice. Ground floor has moulded stone cross windows throughout.
First floor has C20 two-light windows. Quoins to right are partly rendered,
Small low one-storey range on right. Left return side is a 2-window range.
Interior has winder stairs. Room to right has open fireplace with fire window
and chartered bressumer. Stepped-stop broad-chamfered ceiling bean. Room to left
has ceiling beam.
(Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p315; VCH; Warwickshire: Vol IV, p101)

Listing NGR: SP2470395841

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26286282

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)