Description

FORD FORD CASTLE NT 9437 17/91 North Forecourt Wall and Gateway with laundry and service wing attached to rear GV II*

Gateway and forecourt wall with laundry and service wing of castle attached to rear. 1791 by J. Nisbet for Sir John Hussey Deleval. Laundry and service wing added mid-late C19 for the Marchioness of Waterford. Ashlar. Wall and gateway Gothick style. Central high pedestrian gateway. It has a pointed arch with imitation portcullis, set in a blank trefoiled arch. Modillion cornice and 3 pierced quartrefoils in the parapet. Left and right castellated walls.

Attached to east end of rear a laundry; single storey, 7 bays. Central boarded door with 3-pane overlight. 12-pane sashes in stop-chamfered surrounds. Gabled roof with Lakeland slates. Interior shows laundry equipment of the period.

Attached to west end of rear the service wing in similar style. Irregular plan with boarded doors, 12-pane sashes and Lakeland slate roofs.

Listing NGR: NT9444837541

External Links

• Wikidata Q17546086

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (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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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)