Description

TG 11 NE HORSFORD CHURCH STREET (south side)

3/29 Horsford Hall. 19.1.52. G.V. II

Former manor house, mainly C18, but with evidence of earlier core. Built of red brick, colourwashed brick and rendered brick, with pantiled roof. Symmetrical plan with double pile 2 storey wing linked to single storey hipped pavilion. North facade to road, 5 bays with central door. Existing doors and windows inserted over earlier 6 bay facade when the building was stuccoed in the early C19. The stucco has been removed c.1975 revealing the gauged brick arches of the earlier windows, and possibly some early C17 brickwork. Present sash windows have glazing bars, timber architraves and rendered lintels in the form of skewback arches. 6 panel entrance door with semi-circular fanlight with radial glazing bars and timber doorcase with panelled reveals, fluted frieze and cornice. Plain eaves cornice and stuccoed parapet. Rear elevation 5 bays with central door with open pedimented doorcase on consoles. Semi-circular fanlight with Reticulated tracery. Part glazed entrance door. Sash windows with glazing bars and flat gauged brick arches. Timber modillion cornice and brick parapet eaves. Double parapet gables, each with end stack. Links to north have single semi-circular arched recesses to plinth level now with semi-circular casement windows. Pavilion have blind semi-circular arches facing each other to east and west. Each pavilion at the rear has 3 storey height openings with gauged brick semi-circular arches, containing central double glazed doors, flanked by windows, all with glazing bars. Fine panelled drawing room. Lean-to buildings attached at east, not of special interest.

Listing NGR: TG1969015321

External Links

• Wikidata Q26303400

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