Description

NY 34 SE SEBERGHAM Churchtown

9/164 Sebergham Hall II*

House. Late C17. Pink and calciferous sandstone ashlar, with eaves cornice and V-jointed quoins, on chamfered plinth. Graduated greenslate roof with coped gables and kneelers; ashlar chimney stacks. Extension of hammer-dressed sandstone under graduated greenslate roof with square ashlar chimney stack. 2 storeys, 5 bays, with lower 2-storey, 3-bay extension to right. Panelled double doors in bolection architrave with carved leaf frieze under console bracketed broken segmental pediment. Sash windows with glazing bars in stone architraves, those on ground floor under alternating triangular and segmental broken pediments; central upper floor window with carved frieze and console brackets. Blocked entrance to extension (now casement window) has dated and inscribed lintel, TS 1766. 2- and 3-light casement windows, sash windows with glazing bars to right, all in stone architraves. Rear: entrance to extension has dated and inscribed lintel R & R.S. 1737 with unifying extension dated and inscribed over window H.J.S. 1964. 2-light stone-mullioned C18 and C20 windows. Interior has panelled shutters to each window. Late C17 oak staircase with twisted balusters and heavily moulded handrail. Home of the Simpson family until 1780 and bought back by the present owner Hugh John Simpson in 1946, See Transactions Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, new series, lxxxiii, p81.

Listing NGR: NY3636642442

External Links

• Wikidata Q17540627

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy