Description

SK 53 SW BEESTON AND STAPLEFORD CHURCH LANE
Attenborough
(south side)

3/6 Ireton House
12.7.78
G.V. II

Farmhouse. Late C16. Extended early and mid C19. Timber
framed with brick nogging and casing. Partly rendered. Plain
and bullnose tile roofs. Partial first floor band. 3 gable
stacks. L-plan with addition to north east. 2 storeys, 4 bays.
Windows are C19 glazing bar and plain sashes and late C20
casements. Front has to left projecting C19 addition with canted
bay window and to right, a sash. Setback range has 2 sashes. To
right, late C19 single storey addition with a sash. Above, a
sash and a C19 dormer. West front has to left, projecting late
C19 addition with plank door. To its right, door and projection
containing a casement. To right again, ground level casement.
South gable has, above, a casement. East side has single bay
post and traces of a second. 3 casements and plaque to Henry
Ireton. Above, central casement flanked by single Yorkshire
sashes. Rear elevation has to left, blocked door and a sash.
Above, to right, gabled dormer, mid C19. Early C19 addition has
to right a single sash on each floor. South wing has to east 2
jowled bay posts with cambered tie beams. Chamfered fireplace
bressummer. Principal rafter roof with butt purlin, struts and
wind braces. East wing has common rafter roof with single
purlin. Early C19 dogleg stair with winder, stick balusters,
turned newel and scrolled handrail. Single C17 framed panelled
door. This house is reputed to be the birthplace of Henry
Ireton, c.1603-1659, Parliamentary Commander and Cromwell's son-
in-law.

Listing NGR: SK5184334314

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26540241

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)