Description

SS9127 DULVERSTON HIGH STREET (North side)

15/75 Sydenham House
(formerly listed as Sydenham
House, Back street)
6.4.59

GV II

Farmhouse, now dwelling with later buildings abutting either end. C16, possibly earlier, refenestrated late C17,
altered internally c1820, roof raised and partly refenestrated mid C20. Random rubble local stone, shallow pitched
slate roof, applied half-timbered frieze below eaves, stone stacks right gable end, between second and third bays left,
and large lateral stack to right of entrance. Plan: probably kitchen at east end separated from upper end by carriage
way now with inserted stair, Two storeys 4: 1 bays, first floor late C20 cruciform plastic leaded windows rising to
applied half-timbered frieze, ground floor left tripartite 12-pane sash window, 16-pane sash window to left of 6-panel
door, flat roofed pentice porch on shaped brackets, facade unlit on ground floor to right of lateral stack. Rear
elevation, evidence formerly 4-bay with late C17 cruciform leaded windows rising through eaves, one remaining after
roof raised. 2 coeval 2-light mullioned and transomed leaded windows on ground floor. Interior 2 pairs of jointed cruck
trusses visible in west end bedroom with remains of plain C16 moulded cornice, chamfered beams with step and runout
stops visible in kitchen, all grates modern, early C19 stick stair with cut string, coeval plaster frieze in west end
room, the original stairs probably rose against the stack. An interesting house whose evolution is unclear

Listing NGR: SS9147327926

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26540186

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]