Description

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TQ 55 NW
42/1029

SEAL
SEAL
Park Lane (West Side)
Dorton House (School for the Blind)

II

The original building a mid C18 house of two storeys, two, three and two bays, symmetrical. Ends project slightly. Galletted coursed, squared rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings. Third storey added circa 1800 by George Dance the younger. Low pitched hipped slated roof partly concealed behind balustrade above entablature with modillion cornice. Moulded architraves with triple keystones to later casement windows. Bands resting on the keystones. In late C19 large north additions were made in a similar style externally.

Inside the old house was largely remodelled in a very rich style, leaving little original work behind.

Large Eastern extensions for school purposes not included.

Listing NGR: TQ5484056379

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26536182

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)