Description

TG 41 NE ORMESBY ST. MICHAEL DECOY ROAD
(south side)
2/35
Little Ormesby Hall

- II

House. Mid C18. Brick. Roofs of black glazed pantiles. South facade of
3 storeys in 5 bays, the top storey above a deep moulded brick string course
of cornice dimensions. Central blind sash window to ground floor complete
with false glazing bars. 2 French windows left and right with shutters and
overlights. First and second floor sashes with glazing bars and gauged
skewback arches. High parapet conceals hipped roof. Finely jointed rusticated
quoins to angles. Brick quadrant loops to south west through one storey.
Terminates in doorway set between 2 brick piers with urns as finials. Panelled
double doors within Ionic doorcase, decorated frieze and dentiled parapet.
This opens into summerhouse. North-west return again of quadrant form, pierced
by sash windows with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. Parapet of
openwork Indian tiles. Large 3 storey whitewashed C19 brick extensions to
rear. Interior. Staircase has bobbin, block and turned balusters and ramped
handrails. Re-used C16 timberwork graces one room in C19 wing, which is
otherwise of slight interest.

Listing NGR: TG4888915586

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26575939

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)