Description

NZ 81 SW LYTHE

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Mulgrave Castle and
6.10.69 screen walls to north

- II*

Mansion. Earliest (central) part before 1735 for the Duchess of Buckingham,
heightened, extended and given projecting side wings by Soane in 1786-7. Some
embattling of parapets in the 1790s. Additions of entrance feature, towers and
turrets by William Atkinson 1814-16. Coursed, squared stone; Lakeland slate
roofs. Main garden front of 3 storeys, 13 bays in all; the wider central bay
(now having a projecting Tudor-style entrance feature) and 3 flanking bays
either side being of the original house. A further flanking bay leads to the
two-bay projecting wing at each side. Sash windows with glazing bars. Five-bay
left return in similar style. Irregular rear elevation in Tudor style shows
a projecting hexagonal tower with stair turret. Curved screen walls run from
north angles of house and conceal the stable yard and ancillary buildings. Fine
landscaped setting, by Repton, 1792. Pevsner, Yorkshire, The North Riding p.260

Listing NGR: NZ8478912557

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17540917

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)