Description

SX 99 NE BROADCLYST
5/49 Sprydon House
- (formerly listed as Sprydoncote)
11.11.52
GV II

Large house set in parkland. Late C18 with mid-C19 internal remodelling. Stuccoed,
on volcanic trap moulded plinth, under hipped slate roof with brick stacks. Central
staircase plan, formerly with 2 rear wings now partially dismantled. 2 storeys.
Front: 5 bays, rusticated quoins, and cornice with modillions and parapet to front
only; all windows with hornless sash windows with blind housings (those to 1st
floor on little brackets). Central doorway without portico, glazed double doors, 6
panes to each door, under semi-circular fanlight. Left-hand elevation of 3 bays,
all windows (except that above the porch) blocked, but retaining their sashes; porch
approached by a curved open verandah under slated roof, C19. No window to right-
hand end of main range but 2 sash windows to each floor of wing, horned above,
without horns below.
Interior: considerably altered in mid-C19, but original internal panelled shutters
remain, along with dog-leg staircase, moulded balusters and turned handrail with 12
pane semi-circular headed stairwell window at head. Sprydon House was formerly
known as Sprydon Cote.

Listing NGR: SX9882399740

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26390536

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Care and Repair
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  For the Record
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014