Building record 3084/0/81 - No 40 Gretton Road

A 17th century house with 20th century alterations situated on the northern side of Gretton Road. The house is constructed of coursed rubble with a double pitch modern cement tiled roof with brick chimney stacks at the northern gable end and on the ridge. The house is perpendicular to the road with a road facing gable with two, three light ovolo moulded stone mullion windows. The main facade faces to the west and has a regular three window front with a five light oriel window to the first floor centre. The ground floor has a central door passage set deeply into the facade with gabled porch to the right.

{1} A one-storey and attics class 4a house of 17th-century origin with three-light mullioned windows on S. gable; extended to N.

{2} A 17th century house with 20th century alterations. The house is constructed of coursed rubble with a double pitch modern cement tiled roof with brick chimney stacks at the northern gable end and on the ridge. The house is perpendicular to the road with a road facing gable with two, three light ovolo moulded stone mullion windows. The main facade faces to the west and has a regular three window front with a five light oriel window to the first floor centre. The ground floor has a central door passage set deeply into the facade with gabled porch to the right.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 85/site 9 (Series). SNN77384.

<2> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Building file (Oral Report). SNN111577.

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