Description

SETMURTHY GENERAL
NY 13 SE
6/217 Higham Hall and
curtain wall to
rear
G.V. II

House now Residential Adult Education Centre. 1828 for T.A. Hoskins.
Calciferous sandstone ashlar with string courses, battlemented parapets and
stepped angle buttresses. Graduated greenslate roof with ashlar chimney
stacks. 2 storeys, 11 bays in Gothic style. Central 3 bays have C19 double
doors in pointed surround within contemporary battlemented stone porch, the
centre battlement having shield of Hoskins arms. Flanking 2½ storey towers have
octagonal angle turrets, with pyramidal roofs at front and battlemented parapets
to rear, each with blind cross vents. Sash windows, those on ground-floor with
pointed-head glazing bars under hoodmoulds, under sash windows with intersecting
glazing bars in pointed heads. Rear extensions enclose courtyard with angle
turrets and mock battlemental curtain wall. Various C19 2-light stone-mullioned
windows and C20 windows. Interior has Gothic panelled doors and ceilings with
heraldic shields. Staircase has Gothic balusters and carved tread ends; niches
for statues.

Listing NGR: NY1855631545

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26612334

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)