Description

ST 77 NE TORMARTON C.P. ACTON TURVILLE ROAD (south side)

6/236 Old Hundred 17.9.52 - II

House. Late C17 origin, remodelled and refronted 1711 (dated on rainwater head at right return), C19 alterations, late C19/early C20 addition to left in similar style, C20 alterations. South front in limestone ashlar, addition to left, side elevations and rear in rubble with stone dressings and quoins, double Roman tiled hipped roof with some courses of stone tiles at eaves to rear. South front of 2 storeys and 7 windows, all replacement sashes in bolection-moulded architraves with cills, ground floor windows with floating cornices, central Doric portico with pediment, panelled door in bolection-moulded architrave; moulded plinth, French quoins, coved cornice. Addition attached to left of 2 storeys and 4 windows, all sashes, canted bay with hipped roof to right with central sash and two 8-pane sashes, 3 lion masks set in wall at first floor. Left return of addition has two 3-pane windows at ground floor, 8-pane sash at first floor, bargeboard at eaves. Right return has first floor sash as on front, 2-light dormer window; attached to right 2-storey block with 4 windows, including at ground floor a 6-pane sash in bolection-moulded architrave, others C20, right return of addition has 2 C20 doors and first floor window. Rear of 2 storeys and irregular windows, including 2 cross windows at ground floor with ovolo mullions and transoms, leaded lights and hood mould, 6-panelled door to right of centre in chamfered surround, first floor has 3 similar cross windows and 2-light casement, C20 2-light window under eaves to right. Addition to right has 6-panelled door to left, 3-light window to right and at first floor; block to left has 3-light casement at ground floor, two 3-pane lights under eaves, gabled dormer, single storey addition to left with pitched roof. Interior: entrance hall with stone flagged floor, heavy beams, large bolection-moulded stone fireplace with cornice and mantel, panelled cupboards to left; open-well stair to rear (probably moved from original position) with turned balusfers, carved string and newels, panelling to sides. Front right room has marble fireplace, Adam-style with urns, swags and dentil cornice, shell recess to each side with shaped shelves, boxed beams, cornice and shutters to windows. Front left room has stone bolection-moulded fireplace, moulded cornice, shutters to windows.

Listing NGR: ST7645478684

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