NHER 15091 (Building record) - White House

September 1960. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
House, 18th century. Colourwashed brick, hipped roof of black glazed pantiles. Two storeys, L shaped plan. Main facade symmetrical, of five bays: renewed cross casements with leaded glazing, the ground floor openings segmental headed with keys and segmental drip moulds. Recessed panels between ground floor and first floor openings. Central raised and fielded panelled door with keyed and moulded architrave. Moulded brick pediment and Doric pilasters. Brick corner pilasters, coved eaves. 20th century flat roofed extension with stone balustrade to south. Two red brick chimney stacks behind ridge line. To the rear, a lower two storey pantiled range: three windows, casements with three lights on ground floor and two lights on first floor. Central door with canopy on brackets. Red brick chimney stack on ridge line. A plaque on the west wall records that the house was occupied for 50 years by Sir J.A. Arnesby Brown R.A. (1866-1955).
Information from (S1).

July 1979. Visit.
Very fine early 18th century house, brick painted white. Five bays, two storeys. Hipped pantile roof. Ground floor windows have segmental hoods cum pediments. Upper windows of wooden cross type with old leading. Doric doorway.
E. Rose (NAU).

February 2001.Visit.
Upon revisiting, it is clear that the house dates to about 1680. It has pilasters at the corners and the rear stacks have been removed. The bricks (painted over) are in flemish bond. Long contemporary rear wing at north corner, with hooded door probably later. Other extensions 19th and 20th century.
Interior of ground floor main block has large rear fireplace. Three sided, bressumer with barstops.
Interior rear wing remade in 2000; Delft tiles are recent imports.
In rear garden are a number of medieval stone fragments - Perpendicular window tracery, jambs with glazing grooves etc, and on garden wall to southeast is another such fragment. These were formerly across the road to the southwest. Are they from the church restoration of 1861, or elsewhere?
House was home of A. Brown, president of the Royal Academy.
E. Rose (NLA), 23 February 2001.

January 2006.
18th century. A. Brown = Sir J.A. Arnesby Brown (1866 to 1955). He lived here for fifty years.
Information from (S1).
D. Robertson (NLA), 31 January 2006.