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Summerhill House — Summerhill Road

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Summerhill House — Summerhill Road
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Detached three- or five-bay two-storey house, extant 1840, on a H-shaped plan originally centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey double-pile return abutting three-bay two-storey parallel block (south). "Improved", ----, producing present composition. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Renovated, ----, to accommodate continued alternative use. Pitched slate roofs on a H-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, coping to gables on gabled kneelers with Cross finials to apex, rendered buttressed off-central chimney stack having stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on chamfered plinth. Tudor-headed central door opening approached by flight of three steps, surround with panelled pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed pediment on fluted consoles framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below overlight. Pseudo four centre-headed window openings (ground floor) with flush block-and-start surrounds framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Shouldered square-headed window openings (first floor) with flush block-and-start surrounds framing replacement aluminium casement windows replacing two-over-two timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

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