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Eastington House

A Grade II Listed Building in Eastington, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7472 / 51°44'49"N

Longitude: -2.3202 / 2°19'12"W

OS Eastings: 377993

OS Northings: 205437

OS Grid: SO779054

Mapcode National: GBR 0L3.G6Q

Mapcode Global: VH94W.QBSY

Plus Code: 9C3VPMWH+VW

Entry Name: Eastington House

Listing Date: 9 December 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1153017

English Heritage Legacy ID: 132338

ID on this website: 101153017

Location: Churchend, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL10

County: Gloucestershire

District: Stroud

Civil Parish: Eastington

Built-Up Area: Eastington

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Eastington St Michael and All Angels

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28 January 2021 to remove superfluous source details from text and reformat the text to current standards

SO 7705 and SO 7805
12/79 and 13/79

EASTINGTON
SPRINGHILL (east side)
Eastington House

GV
II
Formerly called Millend House, large detached house. Built probably soon after 1569, said to have ten hearths in 1672. Acquired by Henry Hicks, local mill owner by 1800 and much altered at this period, dates in leadwork 1791-1806. Roughcast-faced with quoins and coped gables to front, some of original fabric is timber-framed, later alterations in brick. Slate roof, mainly ashlar stacks, including one large ridge stack to west with three diagonally set square flues with moulded cornices, and large external stack to rear of east end. Thought originally to have been H-plan, rear gables either removed or never built. Centre front section filled in c1800 with additional gable to left and linking cross piece, latter further enlarged at end of C19 when many alterations were made internally including insertion of very large staircase on north side. Scattered fenestration, with some surviving two- or three-light stone mullions with square hoodmould, front and sides mainly sashed c1800 with plain surrounds, right hand and new gable having Venetian windows on first floor (blind to right) and small round-arched attic lights with Gothick glazing bars. Right hand return has two-storey bow with three long paired casements to each floor.

Interior has many original chamfered and stopped beams, paired arched wind bracing in roof on original wings of H, most original wide elm floorboards. C19 alterations largely on ground floor, including panelled arches to large hall. Some wallpaper from this period may also survive in dining room.

Listing NGR: SO7799305437

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