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Summerhouse About 120 Metres South West of Hinchingbrooke House

A Grade II Listed Building in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3272 / 52°19'37"N

Longitude: -0.2021 / 0°12'7"W

OS Eastings: 522622

OS Northings: 271421

OS Grid: TL226714

Mapcode National: GBR J2V.3QC

Mapcode Global: VHGLW.GR1V

Plus Code: 9C4X8QGX+V5

Entry Name: Summerhouse About 120 Metres South West of Hinchingbrooke House

Listing Date: 9 March 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1128547

English Heritage Legacy ID: 53749

ID on this website: 101128547

Location: Hinchingbrooke, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, PE29

County: Cambridgeshire

District: Huntingdonshire

Civil Parish: Huntingdon

Built-Up Area: Huntingdon

Traditional County: Huntingdonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

Church of England Parish: Huntingdon St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Ely

Tagged with: Summer house Garden house

Description


The following building shall be added to the list:-

HUNTINGDON BRAMPTON ROAD TL 27 SW Summerhouse about 5/10000 120 metres south west of Hinchingbrooke House GV II

Summerhouse or children's playhouse. Circa mid C19. Gault brick with red brick dressings. Fishscale tile roof with crested ridge tiles and ornate pierced bargeboards to gable ends with spike finials. Plan: Small single cell rectangular plan building with entrance and porch on NW end, stack on opposite SE end and bay window on SW side. Exterior: Single storey. NW gable end has central doorway with plank door with cover moulds and open wooden porch with ornate pierced bargeboards, pendant and finial to gable, flanked by small 1-light casements formerly with diamond panes. SW side has canted bay window at centre with coved eaves cornice and hipped roof, on top of which is small gable with pierced bargeboards and finial; in the gable a coronet and initials MS, said to refer to Mary Montague, daughter of the Earl of Sandwich. On SE gable end a large brick stack with set offs. The rear NE wall is blind. Interior: Boarded ceiling with pierced arch braces. Note: Said to have possibly been built in memory of Mary Montague (1812-1839) dauqhter of Earl of Sandwich.

Listing NGR: TL2262271421

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