Description

SK 98 NW GLENTWORTH COACHROAD HILL
(South side)

4/32 Glentworth Hall
25.10.51
G.V. II*

Large country house. c.1566, 1753 attributed to James Paine.
Coursed limestone rubble C16 rear range with 2 tall brick stacks;
red brick C18 front range with hipped slate roof and 4 small
ridge stacks and 4 stacks to rear. 2 storey, 11 bay front with
slightly projecting end bays and central 3 bays, the latter
crowned with pediment with modillion decoration. Ashlar plinth
ashlar first floor band and narrower upper band. Central ashlar
doorway with moulded doorcase, pediment, consoles and double
three-quarter glazed doors. Doorway flanked by 5 rectangular
windows on each side, that in the 3rd bay in on each side opened
up into French windows in C19. 11 windows above. Remains of
C16 rear range of 2 storeys and 4 irregular bays. Large gateway
with 4 centred moulded head with 4 light mullion and transom
window to left, and a small doorway with four centred head and
plank door beyond with small 3 light cross mullion window above.
Single 3 light cross mullion window above with 4 light cross
mullion window to right. 2 bays to the right set back a little
with C20 doorway to left with C20 window to right, with 2 similar
windows above. In a very severe state of dilapidation.
Interior seriously vandalised and now of no interest.

Listing NGR: SK9436388222

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17550568

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)