Description

SX 15 NW ST WINNOW

6/136 Ethy House, including garden walls to north and east 27/8/52 GV II*

Country House, C18, mid C19 extension. Classical. rendered with freestone and granite dressings. Slate roof with hipped ends with deep over hanging eaves and shallow C19 gabled projecting wing on west. Rendered brick stacks with 4 C19 octagonal pots to each on south front. Reception rooms arranged around central hallway with staircase to rear. Kitchens and servants quarters in projecting wing on north-east. 2 storeys and basement on east. Symmetrical, 7 window classical south front with rusticated granite quoins and grand order of 2 freestone pilasters flanking central 3 bays with moulded square bases and caps. Cornice renewed. Central C19 6-panelled door with rectangular fanlight, the door set slightly back with panelled reveals and broken segmental pediment above. 4 granite moulded steps lead up to entrance. Six 12-pane sahses to ground floor with 7 similar sashes directly above ground floor openings. All sashes have exposed sash boxes and only 2 sashes on bottom left have horns. On west side, 2 storey front on right with further basement on left. Asymmetrical 4 window front with gabled projection on right-hand side framed by rusticated quoins. Three 12-pane sashes to basement windows. Ground floor with 3 plated sashes in stuccoed surrounds with cornice on consoles above. To right in projecting gable, tripartite sash divided and flanked by pilasters supporting an entablature. Granite balcony on 4 large moulded stone brackets with stone vase balusters and moulded rail. To first floor on left, three 12-pane sashes with stuccoed architrave and 3 windows on right each with 3 round headed plated timber sashes. Interior: open string pine staircase with carved brackets, barley sugar balusters on high square bases, square newels and moulded rail comprising central roll with further mouldings. Ramped at corners. Room to south-west with elaborate plasterwork coved cornice with floral trail. Cornice breaks forward over fireplace. Pine fireplace with brackets supporting architrave. Plasterwork decoration removed. Library on west with coved cornice and elaborate plasterwork centre with curled acanthus leaves possibly early C19. Black marble fireplace with marble consoles supporting a timber marbled mantlepiece. C20 glazed tiled opening. Dining room on south-east with coved cornice and plasterwork ceiling centre ornamented with acanthus leaves and stylized foliage connected by delicate ribs. Marble fireplace with marble consoles supporting timber marbled mantlepiece. Delft tiles surrounding grate. Drawing room on south of first floor with elaborate rococo plasterwork ceiling. Coved cornice with enriched ovolo mould. Ceiling centre and corners with shallow arabesques, swags and delicate ribs. Fireplace with elaborate plasterwork decoration flanked by pilasters. Frieze decorated with paterae in key pattern with enriched ovolo decoration and swags. C19 cast iron grate with arched opening. Roof timbers not inspected. Continuing from rear of topiary garden on north-west, eastwards along rear of house to walled garden enclosures on east, rubblestone walls heightened with brick and brick-capping circa C18 and later. Brickwork curved and stepped to north-east of house. First walled garden enclosure on east with 7 moulded granite steps. Courtyard buildings, incorporate remains of early stonework from earlier manor house. The Courtenays of Ethy Manor are commemorated in the circa 1500 glass of St Winnows Parish Church. The south aisle was built as a chantry for the Lords of Ethy (q.v. Church of St Winnows).

Listing NGR: SX1298160436

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