Description

SP 93 NE RIDGMONT SEGENHOE

6/76 Segenhoe Manor - II*

House. Early Cl8 rebuilding. Red brick laid in English bond, mottled with many flared headers. Hipped slate roof. Side elevations rendered. 2 storeys and attics on a basement. Double pile plan. SE elevation: 1:3:1 sash windows with glazing bars to ground and first floors. Ground floor ones retain heavy glazing bars and are small paned. All have wide frames almost flush with wall, and are under gauged brick flat arches. Attic has 4 box dormers containing 2-light casements with glazing bars. Central C19 doorways up flight of steps. Surround has fluted pilasters surmounted by cornice hood on foliate brackets C20 door surmounted by rectangular fanlight with glazing bars. Brick band at first floor level. Deep eaves have timber modillion cornice. Rendered brick integral stacks to side elevations. NW elevation: 2:1:2 sash windows similar to first floor ones to SE. Central bay projects slightly. Central C19 porch up flight of steps. Tuscan columns and pilasters support moulded flat hood. Part-glazed double doors surmounted by semi-circular fanlight with radiating ornamental glazing bars. Eaves cornice is surmounted by rendered parapet. Interior: Good C18 features including panelled drawing and dining rooms, drawing room with Tuscan column screen. Panelled stair hall with open-well open-string staircase with 3 balusters per tread (alternate balusters twisted), inlaid treads, carved tread ends, moulded handrail ramped up to fluted column newels and wreathed over curtail. Attic chambers have bolection moulded chimneypieces and earlier dado panelling. Source: Victorian County History, Bedfordshire Vol 3.

Listing NGR: SP9825935995

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