Description

SK 89 NE NORTHORPE MONSON ROAD

5/40 Northorpe Old Hall
(formerly listed as
16.12.64 The Old Hall )
II
A small country house, now a ruin. C16. with C17, C18 and C19
additions and alterations. Timber frame with coursed rubble
limestone and red brick underbuilding and additions; the roof
covering has now all gone but it was of plain red tiles, brick
gable stacks with cross set shafts. T-plan. 2 storey and 4 bays
to main front, the bays are marked by massive jowled bay posts
which were originally earth fast. The hall interior has the
remnants of a C17 scheme of oak wainscotting with a moulded beam
having a guilloche design along its edge. There are also the
remains of C17 panelled cupboards and fireplace surround which
mask the earlier fireplace.

Listing NGR: SK8959996944

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26459317

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)