Listed Building: THE WHITE HOUSE (428669)

1260 LIMERICK CLOSE TM14 NW 9/440A THE WHITE HOUSE II Small country house. Late C17 altered early C19 with late C19 additions. White brick with a slate roof, plus brick raised gables with ashlar coping and kneelers. 3 rear ridge stacks. 2 storey plus attics, 7 bay front range with late C19 additions to rear. South east front has central doorway with moulded stone surround and early C19 half glazed door. Projecting 2 storey square glazed porch with tall fluted Greek Doric columns, topped by an entablature and with glazed side panels and half glazed double doors. Eitherside are single narrow glazing bar sashes, and beyond pairs of glazing for sashes. Above central projecting square bay window with Roman Doric columns and a large glazing bar sash, with above a flat C20 hood. Eitherside are tiny C20 casements and beyond pairs of glazing for sashes. All the sashes have rendered wedge lintels. Above again a central square C20 dormer. The south west front has to the right a pair of half glazed double doors in a moulded surround which once led into the now demolished greenhouse. Above a 2 storey wooden canted oriel window with glazing for sashes. To the left a blocked doorway now containing a plain sash with another plain sash above. Beyond a large projecting brick canted 2 storey bay window with plain sashes. At the rear a small oval stair window with glazing bars. INTERIOR. The ground floor south corner room has full height C18 fielded panelling with an early C19 marble fireplace. The remaining fireplaces are late C19. Attics have stud partitions. The complete C17 roof structure survives with 32 substantial common oak rafters, halved jointed and pegged but without a ridge board. Split purlins with pegs appear every 4-5 rafters at the east end. There are incised carpenters marks on most of the cellars and rafters. Listing NGR: TM1415446926