Description

TQ 53 NW SPELDHURST ASHURST HILL, ASHURST

7/433 St Martin

GV II

House, now divided into flats. Early C19 with later C19 extensions to rear,
refurbished and divided into flats circa 1980. Painted brick with stucco
quoins; painted brick stacks and chimneyshafts; slate roof.

Plan: Main block faces south east towards the Church of St Martin (q.v.). It
has a double depth plan. Central entrance hall and main staircase with front
and back rooms each side heated by projecting gable-end stacks (most now
disused). Former services and extensions to rear. Parallel block linked to
rear of the main block by a short crosswing.

2 storeys with attic rooms in the roofspace and basements below rear blocks.

Exterior: Symmetrical 3- window front of C19 sash windows; 16-pane sashes to
the outer bays and central first floor 12-pane sash. Central front doorway
contains a 4-panel door with an overlight behind a stucco Tuscan porch with
moulded entablature. Stucco quoins on the end corners and flat stucco band at
first floor level. Plain eaves and main roof is gable-ended. Rear end
extensions have various C19 and C20 windows but gable-ended rear block
includes a number of sash windows with margin panes.

Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ5113539060

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26320393

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)