Building record 4203/2/1 - Kiln Yard, Marston Lane

House c.1935. Almost certainly by Clement Stretton. Whitewashed rendered brick with flat asphalt roof and brick stacks. Moderne marine-style mainly with Crittall windows and with stepped blocks to take advantage of site and view. Two storeys, part with attic solarium

{1} Photographs of unlisted 1930's house in East Farndon.

{2} House c.1935. Almost certainly by Clement Stretton. Whitewashed rendered brick with flat asphalt roof and brick stacks. Moderne marine-style mainly with Crittall windows and with stepped blocks to take advantage of site and view. Two storeys, part with attic solarium.
Main front is has curving staircase projection to centre with long curving horizontal window at the top and small windows below. Entrance to left with small window above and further to left a four-light window with balconied French window above and three windows in attic, formerly open solarium, now glazed. Glazed door leads from the solarium onto the roof. Front to right of staircase has a small window above and French window below. Further casement and French window on right end. French window and casements on left end, that to lower right forming a corner window with the front. Single storey wing. Casements to rear. INTERIOR. Curving staircase with solid balustrade and wooden top rail. Original doors and handles and also skirting boards here and elsewhere in the house. Original painted wooden fireplaces in main rooms.
Forms a group with the entrance gates and piers (qv).

{3} Outstanding Art Deco house of rendered brick.

<1> Smith I., 2000, Kylnyard, Marston Trussel Road, East Farndon, (unchecked) (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN101328.

<1> Smith I., 2000, Kylnyard, Marston Trussel Road, East Farndon, (unchecked) (Photographic prints (COL)). SNN101328.

<2> DCMS, 2001, Listing Schedule, (checked) (Schedule). SNN105172.

<3> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 245-6 (Book). SNN111989.

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Mar 8 2024 3:25PM