Description

SE 02SW RIPPONDEN (former U.D.) MERRY BENT LANE
SE 021202
Great Merry Bent
2/82
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GV
II

House. Late C17 or early C18. Dressed stone, stone slate roof. 2 storeys.
Double pile. South front has 2 bays of double chamfered mullioned windows
either side of doorway with segmental arch and composite jambs. 6-light window
with 8-light window over to 1st floor with king mullion (3 + 5); 4-light window
with same over to 1st floor. Moulded band. Wing breaks forward to left with
quoined angle and kneelers. Left hand return wall has 5-light double chamfered
mullioned window with cavetto mullions and same over to 1st floor. Wide gable
to main range has coping and kneelers and chamfered mullioned windows of 4
lights and 5 lights with 5-light window over to 1st floor. Rear has 3 bays of
double chamfered mullioned windows. 4-light window with same over to 1st floor;
doorway with rusticated surround and voussoirs with expressed keystone; 2 bays
break forward each with 5-light windows to both floors. 2 gable stacks and one
central stack.

Interior largely used for agricultural purposes

Listing NGR: SE0218320236

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566652

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)