Description

SD 48 NE LEVENS A6 (East side)

1/22 Lawrence House and
Levens Brow (Lawrence
21.11.52 House formerly listed
as Lawrence House
12.2.52 with outbuildings,
Levens Brow formerly
listed as Lower
House, Levens Brow)

G.V. II

Formerly the Agent's house for Levens Estate, now 2 houses. Main part of
Lawrence House apparently rebuilt on earlier cellars following a fire in 1708;
remodelled and extension (now Levens Brow) added to South probably early C19;
North wing added c1910. Stone rubble walls, part rendered; graduated greenslate
roof. 2 ridge chimneys and one eaves chimney, all with round shafts, to
Lawrence House; 2 ridge chimneys each with 4 joined round shafts and one eaves
chimney with paired round shafts to Levens Brow. Double depth plan. 2
storeys. Lawrence House: 4 windows, all C19, one 3-light stone mullioned-and-
transomed window with hoodmould to each floor at right, the rest casements; 4-
panelled door. Levens Brow: 2 windows, all C19 2- or 3-light stone mullioned-
and-transomed with hoodmoulds and decorative leaded glazing. Gabled stone porch
with 6-panelled outer door and heavy 6-panelled inner door with leaded glazing
to upper panels. Interior of Lawrence house has chamfered beams and board
doors, Levens Brow has original C19 interior virtually complete including
panelled doors and surrounds, cornices and staircase.

Listing NGR: SD4963985457

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26438784

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Recommended Books

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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)