Survey Data
Reg No
14904014
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
259733, 236468
Date Recorded
20/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1800, with entrance porch, c.1960, and return to rear. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks. Pebbledashed walls. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows and limestone sills. Round-headed door opening within porch with tooled limestone surround and a replacement timber and glazed door. Single- and two-storey rendered outbuildings to rear yard. Wrought-iron gates with cast-iron piers to front site. Wrought-iron double gates supported by rendered piers to roadside.
Appraisal
Located amongst mature beech trees, Beech Lawn House displays the restraint and reserve typical of house styles of this period. Though now hidden behind a later added front entrance porch, the round-headed door opening was once the only decorative feature on the balanced front elevation. The original six-over-six timber sash windows survive and contribute significantly to the character of the house. The structure's modest scale is deceptive as it hides a large rear return that may pre-date the front portion of the house.