Description

LITTLE ABSHOT ROAD 1. 5231 (West Side) Hook Great Abshot House (formerly listed under Hook Road) SU 5105 14/267 18.10.55. II GV 2. Circa 1800. North facade painted white, south facade rendered white. Hipped slate roof. 3 storeys. 5 windows, sashes with glazing bars. North facade has semi-circular porch with round arched doorway. 6 panelled door with semi-circular fanlight above. Later portion to west of 2 storeys with hipped roof. 4 windows, outer 3 form canted bay. Sashes with glazing bars. South facade of main building has a curved centre bay extending full height of building. Interior retains a fireplace with dentil cornice and plain pilasters. Staircase with 2 straight balusters on each step, carved brackets to treads, moulded string and ramped and scrolled handrail. Modern brick extensions to west. Great Abshot House and its Stables form a group with the barn at Great Abshot Farm and with Little Abshot Farmhouse. (The barn at Great Abshot Farm is a building of local interest).

Listing NGR: SU5172805686

External Links

• Wikidata Q26386557

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)