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HorseyVillage
Kerrison
House
Kerrison House, one of the oldest buildings in the
village, has a reasonably complicated building history.
The main front is to the south, facing the former road-line. in
about 1770 a three-bay house of one storey and dormer attic was built,
with a central doorway. It was extended one bay to the west in circa
1810-20 and in 1825-30 the whole building was raised to the present
two full storeys. In the later 19th century the north outshut was added
and the house was divided into two seperate properties. At some point
in the 20th century it reverted to one house and was modernised,
rather ruthlessly, in 1980.
Construction. Coursed flint with red
brick dressings. Gabled and thatched roof. The south frontis of two
stoeys in four uneven bays. The disposition of the original three-bay
house is clear to see to tyhe right (east). this part has a central
half-glazed 20th century door under a segmental arch, flanked by one
8/8 unhorned sash window left and right. The sashes are recessed so
are probably renewals. they also have segmental gauged skewback
arches. The first floor has one internal gable-end stack east and
west, both rebuilt.
The early 19th century
western bay still retains the line of former brick quoins to the
ground floor. There is a late 20th century top-hung casement to the
ground floor and a 8/8 horned sash window above. The east and west
returns have very clear lines of the former one-storey and dormer
attic house. In the east return is a blocked former attic window and
two blocked ground-floor windows.
The north
side presents itself as an outshut added about 1860. The two pairs of
quoins associated with this addition are evident on the east return.
There is a four-panelled door just to the left of a fixed 6 x 6-paned
window. To the right of this window is the arch over the second
doorway, necessary when the house was subdivided. To the left of the
elevation is a three-light casement and a plank door leading into a
storeroom. To the right is a 20th century three-light window. The
first floor is lit through a four-light, a a single light and a
three-light casement, all of the 1860s. The west return has an outshut
with a plank door and in the west gable is a half-glazed 20th century
kitchen door.
Outbuilding. - now a
garage. Built circa 1860. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond. The rear
(south) wall mainly of breeze blocks. The gabled roof collapsed in
1980 and has been replaced by a flat corrugated asbestos roof to the
west half, and a corugated tile roof to the east part. One storey. The
inner walls are lined with flints and there is an internal flint wall.
A pair of late 20th century timber doors are set into the east gable
wall. The west part comprises an open shed with a sliding timber door.
Families.
1894 to 1896
My Moyson BEETON living in house before moving into The Hall. land
being farmed by W.M.R. MYHILL
1900 to 1915
Mr Richard ANDREWS - farmer and overseer
1915
to 1929 Mrs richard ANDREWS - farmer
1929 to 1938 Colonel
LISTER had it as a house.
1938 to 1964
Mr Arthur Dove, Millman, and his wife