Description

TG 03 SW GUNTHORPE GUNTHORPE
8/87
Gunthorpe Hall

II

House. c1880 rebuilding by William Butterfield of a 1789 house by Sir John Soane.
Brick with freestone dressings and slate roofs. Entrance front of 2 storeys with
3 storey entrance bay tower. Residual classical round-arched style with segmental
headed windows in 2 bays on either side of the entrance bay, with a 3 window north
extension. Windows paired on first floor. Stone dressings to all openings. Plate
glass sashes. Central door, third storey of tower with pilasters and one round arched
window to each face perhaps c1900. Pierced attic at balustrades. 3 bay south return
with 3 ground floor windows with double rubbed brick arches survive from Soane's
house. C18 2 storey service wing with sashes and glazing bars to both floors slightly
recessed, forming one arm of U plan courtyard at rear. Butterfield wing to north set
back from main block. A minor apsed Soane room survives on first floor.

Listing NGR: TG0079834666

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26464882

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas