Description

GRINTON COGDEN
SE 09 NE
17/16 Cogden Hall and
railings
4.9.52 -
GV II
House. Late C18. For John, son of Caleb Readshaw, Lord of the Manor of
East Grinton. Roughcast rubble, hipped stone slate roofs. 2 storeys.
The main house and 2 lower projecting wings to rear form 3 sides of a
courtyard, with railings across the fourth side. Garden front facing
north, 1:3:1, the middle section forming a 3-window, 5-sided canted bay,
formerly with central doorway, now window. Openings have ashlar
surrounds with keystones, sash windows with glazing bars. 2 ridge
stacks. Rear of main house: 2 first floor sash windows with glazing
bars; and a tall landing window in centre above C20 projecting porch.
Rear of left wing: Diocletian window above C20 door. Rear of right
wing: 1 bay of sashes in stone surrounds, C20 doorway. Return fronts of
main house have 1 bay of windows as garden front. Interior: drawing
room in canted bay has Adam style ceiling, frieze and fireplace. Wings
joined by cast-iron railings with finial heads set on a round-topped
plinth, with central gate, laid out on a gently curving plan. Whitaker,
History of Richmondshire, 1823, i.

Listing NGR: SE0553097900

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26423825

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)