Description

SD 92NE HEPTONSTALL C.P. HEPTONSTALL SLACK
SD 980286

7/82 The Slack
1.11.66 (formerly listed with item
7/83 as house and barn at
The Slack)
G.V. II

House, late C18. Ashlar, stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 3-bay symmetrical
facade. Rusticated quoins, dentil eaves cornice, coped gables with stacks.
Doorway has architrave, pulvinated frieze and triangular pediment. To either
side tripartite sash windows with plain stone surrounds with slightly projecting
sill to each floor. Single light over door. Left hand return wall is watershot
and has Venetian window with impost and expressed keystone to apex of gable.
Under this window is added 2-storey gabled porch with heraldic coat of arms in
relief over doorway. Rear has tall stairwindow with tripartite window to left
and 3-light flat faced mullioned window to each floor to right.
Interior: Cantilevered stone staircase with decorative cast iron balustrade of
identical pattern to Lacy House, Underbank Avenue, Blackshaw C.P. (q.v.) which
is dated 1793. 2 rooms have decorative plaster cornices and marble fireplaces.

Listing NGR: SD9803028657

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26520202

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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