Description

CLAPTON IN GORDANO C.P. NAISH HILL (west side)
ST 47 SE
4/11 Little Naish
G.V. II

Gardener's cottage, now house. c. 1830-40. Rubble with limestone dressings,
ashlar parapet and slate roofs. Perpendicular Gothic style. 3-stage tower has
polygonal stair turret with weathered buttress, string courses, lancets and
gargoyles below embattled parapet, tower has single light casement with cusped
ogee head, square hood mould and mask stops at first floor, string courses
continued, gargoyles and embattled parapet; single storey wing to south and east,
to south with two 2-light casements with leaded lights and door, to east with
2-light casement with glazing bars, all with hood mould. Left return has canted
bay to each side of south wing, with C20 glazing to left return and leaded lights
to rear; tower has 4-centred arched double door, similar window at first and 2nd
floor. Rear of tower has 4-centred arched window with 4-light casement at
ground floor, similar first floor window and polygonal stack with cusped panels
to sides. Part of the extensive service and garden buildings of the former
Naish House (burnt and demolished), all in a Gothic style.

Listing NGR: ST4785673448

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26421931

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