Description

STOCKLEIGH ENGLISH STOCKLEIGH ENGLISH SS 80 NE 7/227 Stockleigh Court [formerly listed - 26.8.65 as Stockleigh Court and Stockleigh GV Court Farm) II

Large house. Early C19. Plastered rubble; rubble stacks with C19 brick chimney shafts; slate roof with lead ridges. Double depth plan house facing park to east with 2 rooms either side of central entrance hall and staircase. End stacks with 2 shafts each side. Single storey ancillary wing along left (south) side. Main block is 3 storeys. Some neo-classical motifs. Symmetrical 5-window front to main block. All are 12-pane sashes and those on ground floor have flat recessed stucco architraves. Plain flanking pilasters and stucco incised as ashlar. Central original 6-panel front door (now part-glazed) has overlight with diagonal glazing bars, panelled reveals and flat-roofed Tuscan porch with timber posts and moulded entablature. Deep eaves on pairs of shaped brackets and original cast iron gutter with lion-mask joints. Roof is hipped each end and flanked by brick chimney shafts. Ancillary wing in same style with single large 12-pane sash front with flat-recessed architrave. Stucco incised as ashlar. Low pediment over with recessed tympanum and flanking antifixa. At left (south) end pilaster rises as square pier with plain cap to carry a classical vase. Left end of ancillary block includes C19 6-panel door, overlight with glazing bars and flat-hood on shaped timber brackets. Not completely regular rear elevation comprises a variety of sashes with glazing bars including 25, 15, 16 and 12-pane sashes. Interior includes much original joinery and plasterwork. Stockleigh Court was home of Bellew family from C16 to C20. Source: Devon SMR.

Listing NGR: SS8501706297

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets