Description

BOTESDALE THE STREET (SOUTH EAST TM 0475 SIDE) 6/29 The Priory with attached 29.7.55 Outbuildings and Garden Walls (formerly listed as The Priory) GV II* House. Late C15 or early C16 origins, altered and extended early C17 and c.1730, refronted c.1770, altered and extended in early C19 and 1877 for A. Pearse, M.D., datestone to rear left. Timber frame, rendered; largely rebuilt and extended in various red bricks. Steeply pitched pantiled roof with slate roofed additions. Originally probably an open hall though early plan is obscure; remodelled as a 3 cell range. 2 storeys and attic. 5 bay symmetrical facade: steps up to central entrance, recessed part raised fielded 6 panelled door. Roman Doric porch with fluted columns; 2-light glazing bar casements with Gothick glazing, gauged brick flat arched heads, early C18 ornamental brick surround to central window on first floor, rusticated jambs, apron with torus moulded sides, guttae below; offset plinth, plat band with cyma moulded underside, boxed eaves. Central small box dormer with 3 Gothick lights. C18 left or service end internal stack with moulded kneelers to coped gable parapet. Right gable end 2 storey 5 sided bay window, architraved glazing bar sashes, ground floor blind boxes, first floor modillioned cornice, panelled pargetting between storeys, gable above has exposed double purlins. 1877 bay added to left or service end has a ground floor 2-light lattice leaded window with a segmental head, gable end first floor canted oriel window, stack at rear corner. To rear: rendered behind parlour with an C18 external stack with offsets, behind hall an external stack in a C19 2 storey lean-to with an architraved door and a 2-light Gothick margin glazed casement; a short pantiled 2 storey stair wing to right of centre surrounded by later accretions. Extending into garden behind is an early C19 2 bay 2 storey wing with a slightly projecting ground floor, 16 pane sashes, hipped slate roof, service or outer return of this wing is rendered with a late C19 brick lean- to outshut with a half glazed door, formerly a Doctor's waiting room. Behind C18 service end an early C19 slate roofed bay with an axial end stack. Late C19 bay has a lower 2 storey gabled wing to rear with 2-light casements, datestone. Interior: in 'hall' a C17 ovolo moulded cross axial binding beam on C18 panelled pilasters, architraved fireplace; parlour has C18 lugged fireplace surround, raised dado panelling, cornice, service end C17 stop chamfered joists and cambered fireplace bressumer. Early frame largely concealed, on first floor a post with a rebated section and a large arched brace, chambered wallplate, traces of a large early hall window over service end; later roof to right has lower staggered tenoned purlins, upper clasped purlins, collars to principals, reverse curved and straight windbraces. Extending from largest rear addition is red brick garden wall about 40m long returning about 20m to south west to enclose bottom of garden, offset plinth, about 2m high, glass houses towards front. From service side of this wall are privy and stabling red brick lean-to's. To north east is red brick and flint wall returned along Chapel Lane and Mill Road enclosing a vegetable garden about 25m square; attached C19 coach house projecting into service yard, flint with red brick dressings, hipped slate roof, 2 storeys, 2 coach doors with cambered heads, a hay loft door and a 2-light casement, to rear a stable door and dovecote, openings, 1 storey tack room outbuilding towards front with 2 doors to yard. An unusually complete group of service buildings.

Listing NGR: TM0489175918

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