Description

KING'S COLLEGE 1. 942 South Range of First Court, including the Library and the former Provost's Lodge. TL 4458 SE 6/269 26.4.50. I 2. 1824-28. Architect, William Wilkins. Ketton stone ashlar with slate roofs in the Tudor-Gothic style. 3 blocks, each of 3 storeys, joined together. Hall of 10 bays with 2 timber lanterns on the roof. Panelled internally. Glass mostly of heraldic type. 7 bay blocks on either side ofthe Hall the West block with the Combination Room and the Orangery. Library Ground floor remodelled in C20 and an open way made through it. 7 bays on the North front, six on the South. The interior is of 6 bays with a panelled ceiling and original oak bookcases. Former Provost's Lodge Turretted and embattled with oriel windows. Doorway with 4-centred head. The interior has several good plaster ceilings with Neo-Greek enrichment, and carved stone fireplaces, with other interior fittings. (RCHM).

Listing NGR: TL4474358287

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)