Description

ST 77 NE TORMARTON C.P. ACTON TURVILLE ROAD (south side)

6/236 Old Hundred
17.9.52
- II

House. Late C17 origin, remodelled and refronted 1711 (dated on rainwater head
at right return), C19 alterations, late C19/early C20 addition to left in similar
style, C20 alterations. South front in limestone ashlar, addition to left, side
elevations and rear in rubble with stone dressings and quoins, double Roman tiled
hipped roof with some courses of stone tiles at eaves to rear. South front of
2 storeys and 7 windows, all replacement sashes in bolection-moulded architraves
with cills, ground floor windows with floating cornices, central Doric portico
with pediment, panelled door in bolection-moulded architrave; moulded plinth,
French quoins, coved cornice. Addition attached to left of 2 storeys and
4 windows, all sashes, canted bay with hipped roof to right with central sash and
two 8-pane sashes, 3 lion masks set in wall at first floor. Left return of
addition has two 3-pane windows at ground floor, 8-pane sash at first floor,
bargeboard at eaves. Right return has first floor sash as on front, 2-light
dormer window; attached to right 2-storey block with 4 windows, including at
ground floor a 6-pane sash in bolection-moulded architrave, others C20, right
return of addition has 2 C20 doors and first floor window. Rear of 2 storeys and
irregular windows, including 2 cross windows at ground floor with ovolo mullions
and transoms, leaded lights and hood mould, 6-panelled door to right of centre in
chamfered surround, first floor has 3 similar cross windows and 2-light casement,
C20 2-light window under eaves to right. Addition to right has 6-panelled door
to left, 3-light window to right and at first floor; block to left has 3-light
casement at ground floor, two 3-pane lights under eaves, gabled dormer, single
storey addition to left with pitched roof. Interior: entrance hall with stone
flagged floor, heavy beams, large bolection-moulded stone fireplace with cornice
and mantel, panelled cupboards to left; open-well stair to rear (probably moved
from original position) with turned balusfers, carved string and newels, panelling
to sides. Front right room has marble fireplace, Adam-style with urns, swags and
dentil cornice, shell recess to each side with shaped shelves, boxed beams,
cornice and shutters to windows. Front left room has stone bolection-moulded
fireplace, moulded cornice, shutters to windows.

Listing NGR: ST7645478684

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26508245

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