Description

SP76NE PITSFORD MOULTON ROAD
(East side)
9/245 Pitsford Hall 1
02/11/54
- II

Country House, now Convent School. Late C18 by John Johnson. Squared coursed
lias with ashlar dressings and lead and slate roof. Double-depth plan with
pavilions. North front: 3 storeys, 7-window range of sashes and casements
with glazing bars and flat arched heads, centre 5 bays break forward with
canted bays. Central 2-storey porch and belvedere above of early C20; third
floor also dates from this period. Shallow pitched roof not visible. Left
pavilion: 2 storeys with attic, 3-window range of casements. Triple arcade
at ground floor. Gabled roof with moulded pediment and central occulus. The
right pavilion has been replaced by C20 extension. South front similar with
moulded wood doorcase with columns and pediment. Interior: Fine C18 staircase
to right of entrance with carved tread ends and wrought iron balustrade.
Entrance hall has screens with detached columns. Bolection moulded fire
surround in entrance hall and room to right of staircase. Ceilings to
entrance hall and 2 rooms to right of entrance have oval centres with
fruit and flower mouldings and moulded cornices. The C18 house has been
altered by adding a further storey in the early C20 to both north and
south fronts.
(Buildings of England : Northamptonshire, p.374).

Listing NGR: SP7572967751

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26319928

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