Description

HENSTEAD WITH HULVER STREET CHURCH ROAD
TM 48 NE
2/24 Henstead Hall

II

Large country house, now a hotel. C18 core; altered and improved 1794 for
Rev. John Amyas; considerable early C19 additions. Stucco on brick, slated
roof. 3 storeys with some 2-storey ranges at the rear. 7 windows, 3:1:3,
with flanking full-height 3-light canted bays; to the right is a mid or late
C19 addition, windowless to the main facade. Sash windows with glazing bars
in flush frames. Central doorway with 4-panel door, the 2 lower panels raised
and fielded, the upper panels glazed; Greek Doric portico on 4 fluted columns
and 2 plain pilasters, an addition of mid C19. Wooden modillion eaves
cornice, continued round the left hand return front. There is a range of 6
sash windows to the left hand return front (some blank panels) and behind this
a 2-bay 2-storey addition. Late C18 staircase with 2 turned balusters per
tread, a ramped and wreathed handrail and carved tread ends. The left hand
front room has a stone fireplace with a frieze depicting a Grecian figure
reclining on a couch; to either side of the fireplace are shelved recesses
with painted decoration. A doorway off the hall has shafted reveals, each
terminating in a bearded head of a man, one sad, one happy. Early C19 veined
marble fireplace in bar area.

Listing NGR: TM4909685971

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26283459

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)